Article
DCUN1D1 is a risk factor for frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
European journal of neurology - 1 Jul 2009
Villa C, Venturelli E, Fenoglio C, Clerici F, Marcone A, Benussi L, Gallone S, Scalabrini D, Cortini F, Serpente M, Martinelli Boneschi F, Cappa S, Binetti G, Mariani C, Rainero I, Giordana M T, Bresolin N, Scarpini E, Galimberti D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is considered as a proteinopathy; therefore, it is conceivable that genes encoding for factors involved in protein misfolding and/or degradation could play a role in its pathogenesis. METHODS: An association study of defective in cullin neddylation 1 (DCN-1)-domain containing 1 (DCUN1D1), which is involved in protein degradation, was carried out in...
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