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TAF1 Transcripts and Neurofilament Light Chain as Biomarkers for X‐linked Dystonia‐Parkinsonism
25 Sept 2020
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BACKGROUND: X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism is a rare neurological disease endemic to the Philippines. Dystonic symptoms appear in males at the mean age of 40 years and progress to parkinsonism with degenerative pathology in the striatum. A retrotransposon inserted in intron 32 of the TAF1 gene leads to alternative splicing in the region and a reduction of the full-length mRNA transcript. OBJECTIVES: The objective...
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