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Rational Design of Novel Therapies for Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Sept 2021
Thakur Nivedita, Klopstock Thomas, Jackowski Suzanne, Kuscer Enej, Tricta Fernando, Videnovic Aleksandar, Jinnah Hyder A
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BACKGROUND: This review highlights the recent scientific advances that have enabled rational design of novel clinical trials for pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), a rare autosomal recessive neurogenetic disorder associated with progressive neurodegenerative changes and functional impairment. PKAN is caused by genetic variants in the PANK2 gene that result in dysfunction in pantothenate...
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