Ceruloplasmin replacement therapy ameliorates neurological symptoms in a preclinical model of aceruloplasminemia

Abstract Aceruloplasminemia is a monogenic disease caused by mutations in the ceruloplasmin gene that result in loss of protein ferroxidase activity. Ceruloplasmin plays a role in iron homeostasis, and its activity impairment leads to iron accumulation in liver, pancreas, and brain. Iron deposition...

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Main Authors: Alan Zanardi, Antonio Conti, Marco Cremonesi, Patrizia D'Adamo, Enrica Gilberti, Pietro Apostoli, Carlo Vittorio Cannistraci, Alberto Piperno, Samuel David, Massimo Alessio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:EMBO Molecular Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201708361