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Ndrg1-deficient mice exhibit a progressive demyelinating disorder of peripheral nerves.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 May 2004
Okuda Tomohiko, Higashi Yujiro, Kokame Koichi, Tanaka Chihiro, Kondoh Hisato, Miyata Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
NDRG1 is an intracellular protein that is induced under a number of stress and pathological conditions, and it is thought to be associated with cell growth and differentiation. Recently, human NDRG1 was identified as a gene responsible for hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy-Lom (classified as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4D), which is characterized by early-onset peripheral neuropathy, leading to severe...
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