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Partial loss of TDP-43 function causes phenotypes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 25 Mar 2014
Yang Chunxing, Wang Hongyan, Qiao Tao, Yang Bin, Aliaga Leonardo, Qiu Linghua, Tan Weijia, Salameh Johnny, McKenna-Yasek Diane M, Smith Thomas, Peng Lingtao, Moore Melissa J, Brown Robert H, Cai Huaibin, Xu Zuoshang
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurological disease that causes motor neuron degeneration, progressive motor dysfunction, paralysis, and death. Although multiple causes have been identified for this disease, >95% of ALS cases show aggregation of transactive response DNA binding protein (TDP-43) accompanied by its nuclear depletion. Therefore, the TDP-43 pathology may be a converging point in the...
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