Article
Glial Cell Dysfunction in C9orf72-Related Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia.
Cells - 28 Jan 2021
Ghasemi Mehdi, Keyhanian Kiandokht, Douthwright Catherine
Abstract excerpt
Since the discovery of the chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9orf72) repeat expansion mutation in 2011 as the most common genetic abnormality in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), progress in understanding the signaling pathways related to this mutation can only be described as intriguing. Two major theories have been suggested-(i) loss of...
Topics
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- C9orf72 Protein
- Frontotemporal Dementia
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Mutation
- Neuroglia
