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Co-expression of C9orf72 related dipeptide-repeats over 1000 repeat units reveals age- and combination-specific phenotypic profiles in Drosophila.
Acta neuropathologica communications - 7 Sept 2020
West Ryan J H, Sharpe Joanne L, Voelzmann André, Munro Anna L, Hahn Ines, Baines Richard A, Pickering-Brown Stuart
Abstract excerpt
A large intronic hexanucleotide repeat expansion (GGGGCC) within the C9orf72 (C9orf72-SMCR8 Complex Subunit) locus is the most prevalent genetic cause of both Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) and Motor Neuron Disease (MND). In patients this expansion is typically hundreds to thousands of repeat units in length. Repeat associated non-AUG translation of the expansion leads to the formation of toxic, pathological...
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