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[Molecular mechanism of idiopathic basal ganglia calcification].
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 1 Aug 2015
Wang Cheng, Xu Xuan, Li Lu-lu, Wang Tao, Zhang Min, Shen Lu, Tang Bei-sha, Liu Jing-yu
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (IBGC), also known as Fahr’s disease, is an inheritable neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by mineral deposits in the basal ganglia and other brain regions. Patients with IBGC are often accompanied with movement disorders, cognitive impairment as well as psychiatric abnormalities. So far, no therapeutic drug has been developed for the treatment of IBGC. Recently,...
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