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Dysfunction of Optineurin in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Glaucoma.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2018
Toth Reka P, Atkin Julie D
Abstract excerpt
Neurodegenerative disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia, and glaucoma, affect millions of people worldwide. ALS is caused by the loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord, brainstem, and brain, and genetic mutations are responsible for 10% of all ALS cases. Glaucoma is characterized by the loss of retinal ganglion cells and is the most common cause of irreversible...
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