Article
Pathogenic TARDBP mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia: disease-associated pathways.
Reviews in the neurosciences - 1 Jan 2010
Barmada Sami J, Finkbeiner Steven
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are late-onset neurodegenerative disorders that are associated with mutations in the TARDBP gene. The product of this gene, TDP-43, has also been identified as the main component of the intracellular inclusions typical of most cases of ALS and FTD. Recent evidence suggests that TDP-43 is essential for proper development and involved in several...
Topics
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Animals
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Frontotemporal Dementia
- Humans
- Models, Biological
- Mutation
- RNA, Messenger
