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Lipid dysfunction and pathogenesis of multiple system atrophy.
Acta neuropathologica communications - 7 Feb 2014
Bleasel Jonathan M, Wong Joanna H, Halliday Glenda M, Kim Woojin Scott
Abstract excerpt
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the accumulation of α-synuclein protein in the cytoplasm of oligodendrocytes, the myelin-producing support cells of the central nervous system (CNS). The brain is the most lipid-rich organ in the body and disordered metabolism of various lipid constituents is increasingly recognized as an important factor in the pathogenesis...
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