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RNA interference and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Current drug metabolism - 1 Sept 2011
Rizvanov Albert A, Gulluoglu Sukru, Yalvaç Mehmet E, Palotás András, Islamov Rustem R
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a debilitating neuro-degenerative disorder characterized by progressive loss of motor neurons. The etiology and molecular pathogenesis of cell death in most sub-types of the disease are largely unknown. The best documented cause of moto-neuron degeneration is the mutation in the superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) gene, which occurs in 10% of the familial forms of ALS. Discovery...
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