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Association of genetic variants in senataxin and Alzheimer's disease in a Chinese Han population in Taiwan.
The Chinese journal of physiology - 30 Apr 2014
Shen Che-Piao, Lin Wei-Yong, Lin Ting-Fang, Wang Wen-Fu, Tsai Chon-Haw, Hsu Ban-Dar, Huang Chih-Yang, Liu Hsin-Ping, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
Development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive neuronal death and a decline in learning and memory. Mutations in human senataxin (SETX), an ortholog yeast protein of Sen1, have been identified to cause the syndrome of ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2 (AOA2) and juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS4), two types of progressive motor neuron degeneration. However, the relationship...
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