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Analysis of RNA metabolism in peripheral WBCs of TDP-43 KI mice identifies novel biomarkers of ALS.
Neuroscience research - 1 May 2016
Hasegawa Minami, Hara-Miyauchi Chikako, Ohta Hiroki, Sakimura Kenji, Okano Hideyuki, Okano Hirotaka James
Abstract excerpt
Diagnostic biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have yet to be identified. One of the causes of neuronal cell death in neurodegenerative diseases is abnormal RNA metabolism, although the mechanisms by which this occurs are unclear. Detection of abnormal RNA metabolism in white blood cells (WBCs) could lead to a new biomarker of ALS onset. TAR DNA-binding protein 43kDa (TDP-43) is an RNA-binding...
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