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Evaluation of Skin Fibroblasts from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients for the Rapid Study of Pathological Features.
Neurotoxicity research - 1 Aug 2015
Yang Shu, Zhang Katharine Y, Kariawasam Ruvini, Bax Monique, Fifita Jennifer A, Ooi Lezanne, Yerbury Justin J, Nicholson Garth A, Blair Ian P
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterised by the progressive degeneration of brain and spinal cord motor neurons. Ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) dysfunction and oxidative stress have been implicated in ALS pathogenesis. However, it is unknown whether the defects in these pathways extend to non-neuronal tissues such as fibroblasts. Fibroblasts, unlike neuronal...
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