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Behavioral characterization of mouse models of neuroferritinopathy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Capoccia Sara, Maccarinelli Federica, Buffoli Barbara, Rodella Luigi F, Cremona Ottavio, Arosio Paolo, Cirulli Francesca
Abstract excerpt
Ferritin is the main intracellular protein of iron storage with a central role in the regulation of iron metabolism and detoxification. Nucleotide insertions in the last exon of the ferritin light chain cause a neurodegenerative disease known as Neuroferritinopathy, characterized by iron deposition in the brain, particularly in the cerebellum, basal ganglia and motor cortex. The disease progresses relentlessly,...
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