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Endoplasmic reticulum stress--a double edged sword for Z alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency hepatoxicity.
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology - 1 Jan 2008
Lawless Matthew W, Mankan Arun K, Gray Steven G, Norris Suzanne
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Several diverse disorders, including the liver disorder Z alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency as well as cystic fibrosis, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease arise from the same general disease mechanism and are now categorized under the term "conformational diseases", characterized by abnormal folding and subsequent aggregation of an underlying protein. In recent years, several important research advances in the...
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