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S100A6 overexpression within astrocytes associated with impaired axons from both ALS mouse model and human patients.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology - 1 Aug 2002
Hoyaux Daphné, Boom Alain, Van den Bosch Ludo, Belot Nathalie, Martin Jean-Jacques, Heizmann Claus W, Kiss Robert, Pochet Roland
Abstract excerpt
Astrogliosis is one of the earliest pathological changes observed in neurodegenerative diseases in general and in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in particular. ALS is characterized by selective degeneration of motoneurons. There are 2 forms of the disease: sporadic ALS (SALS), comprising 90%-95% of cases, and familial ALS (FALS), comprising 5%-10% of cases. FALS is an age-dependent autosomal dominant...
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