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Cytokine profiling in patients with VCP-associated disease.
Clinical and translational science - 1 Feb 2014
Dec Eric, Rana Prachi, Katheria Veeral, Dec Rachel, Khare Manaswitha, Nalbandian Angèle, Leu Szu-Yun, Radom-Aizik Shlomit, Llewellyn Katrina, BenMohamed Lbachir, Zaldivar Frank, Kimonis Virginia
Abstract excerpt
Valosin containing protein (VCP) disease (also known as Inclusion Body Myopathy, Paget Disease of Bone and Frontotemporal Dementia [IBMPFD] syndrome) is caused by mutations in the gene encoding VCP classically affecting the muscle, bone and brain. Although the genetic cause has been identified, details regarding the pathogenesis of IBMPFD have not been fully determined. Muscle wasting observed in VCP disease is...
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