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Mutant TDP-43 within motor neurons drives disease onset but not progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Acta neuropathologica - 1 Jun 2017
Ditsworth Dara, Maldonado Marcus, McAlonis-Downes Melissa, Sun Shuying, Seelman Amanda, Drenner Kevin, Arnold Eveline, Ling Shuo-Chien, Pizzo Donald, Ravits John, Cleveland Don W, Da Cruz Sandrine
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in TDP-43 cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal paralytic disease characterized by degeneration and premature death of motor neurons. The contribution of mutant TDP-43-mediated damage within motor neurons was evaluated using mice expressing a conditional allele of an ALS-causing TDP-43 mutant (Q331K) whose broad expression throughout the central nervous system mimics endogenous TDP-43....
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