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Emerging role of autophagy in pediatric neurodegenerative and neurometabolic diseases.
Pediatric research - 1 Jan 2014
Ebrahimi-Fakhari Darius, Wahlster Lara, Hoffmann Georg F, Kölker Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Pediatric neurodegenerative diseases are a heterogeneous group of diseases that result from specific genetic and biochemical defects. In recent years, studies have revealed a wide spectrum of abnormal cellular functions that include impaired proteolysis, abnormal lipid trafficking, accumulation of lysosomal content, and mitochondrial dysfunction. Within neurons, elaborated degradation pathways such as the...
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