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MEF2D and MEF2C pathways disruption in sporadic and familial ALS patients.
Molecular and cellular neurosciences - 1 Jul 2016
Arosio Alessandro, Sala Gessica, Rodriguez-Menendez Virginia, Grana Denise, Gerardi Francesca, Lunetta Christian, Ferrarese Carlo, Tremolizzo Lucio
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neuro-muscular disease characterized by motor neuron loss. MEF2D and MEF2C are members of the myocyte enhancer factor 2 family (MEF2), a group of transcription factors playing crucial roles both in muscle and in neural development and maintenance; for this reason, a possible involvement of MEF2 in ALS context has been investigated. Since the transcriptional...
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