Pathomechanisms of motor neuron death by mutant TFG
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[Pathomechanisms of motor neuron death by mutant TFG].
Mutations in TFG gene have been demonstrated in hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with proximal dominant involvement (HMSN-P) and hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). A broad spectrum of TFG pathology is suspected in motor neuron diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We performed mutation screening of TFG gene in ALS cases and evaluated the biological functions of mutant...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rinsho Shinkeigaku
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0009-918X,1882-0654
DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.53.1199