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Contribution of TARDBP to Alzheimer's disease genetic etiology.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2010
Brouwers Nathalie, Bettens Karolien, Gijselinck Ilse, Engelborghs Sebastiaan, Pickut Barbara A, Van Miegroet Helen, Montoya Ana Gil, Mattheijssens Maria, Peeters Karin, De Deyn Peter P, Cruts Marc, Sleegers Kristel, Van Broeckhoven Christine
Abstract excerpt
The nuclear transactive response (TAR) DNA binding protein-43, TDP-43, is a major constituent of the ubiquitinated neuronal inclusions in patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Missense mutations in TDP-43 have been associated with familial and sporadic ALS. Since TDP-43 immunoreactivity was also frequently observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains and...
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