It carries out its activities in collaboration with institutional and corporate partners and currently has more than 1,000 members. The research will largely be performed in the new Altman CTRI building, slated to open in 2016. âWe are thrilled to hear the news that the NIH has awarded a five-year grant to the CTRI,â said Mitchell Kronenberg, PhD, president and Chief Scientific Officer of the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology.
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Glycine encephalopathy, which is also known as nonketotic hyperglycinemia or NKH, is a genetic disorder characterized by abnormally high levels of a molecule called glycine. This molecule is an amino acid, which is a building block of proteins. Glycine also acts as a neurotransmitter, which is a chemical messenger that transmits signals in the brain. Glycine encephalopathy is caused by the shortage of an enzyme that normally breaks down glycine in the body.