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Association between Synapsin III gene promoter polymorphisms and multiple sclerosis.
Journal of neurology - 1 Feb 2004
Liguori Maria, Cittadella Rita, Manna Ida, Valentino Paola, La Russa Antonella, Serra Paolo, Trojano Maria, Messina Demetrio, Ruscica Francesca, Andreoli Virginia, Romeo Nelide, Livrea Paolo, Quattrone Aldo
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Although multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered to be an inflammatory demyelinating disease, increasing evidence indicates that it is also an axonal pathology; indeed, studies of experimental allergic encephalitis showed that several neuronal proteins such as synapsins take part in the pathogenesis of the axonal dysfunction. Synapsins are a family of abundant neuron-specific phosphoproteins with crucial roles in...
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