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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Autophagy: Dysfunction and Therapeutic Targeting.
Cells - 4 Nov 2020
Amin Azin, Perera Nirma D, Beart Philip M, Turner Bradley J, Shabanpoor Fazel
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Over the past 20 years, there has been a drastically increased understanding of the genetic basis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Despite the identification of more than 40 different ALS-causing mutations, the accumulation of neurotoxic misfolded proteins, inclusions, and aggregates within motor neurons is the main pathological hallmark in all cases of ALS. These protein aggregates are proposed to disrupt...
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