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The RNA-binding protein and stress granule component ATAXIN-2 is expressed in mouse and human tissues associated with glaucoma pathogenesis.
The Journal of comparative neurology - 1 Feb 2022
Sundberg Chad A, Lakk Monika, Paul Sharan, P Figueroa Karla, Scoles Daniel R, Pulst Stefan M, Križaj David
Abstract excerpt
Polyglutamine repeat expansions in the Ataxin-2 (ATXN2) gene were first implicated in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2, a disease associated with degeneration of motor neurons and Purkinje cells. Recent studies linked single nucleotide polymorphisms in the gene to elevated intraocular pressure in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG); yet, the localization of ATXN2 across glaucoma-relevant tissues of the vertebrate eye...
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