RNA Misprocessing in C9orf72-Linked Neurodegeneration
A large GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion in the first intron or promoter region of the C9orf72 gene is the most common genetic cause of familial and sporadic Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a devastating degenerative disease of motor neurons, and of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), the seco...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2017.00195/full |