MicroRNA-277 modulates the neurodegeneration caused by Fragile X premutation rCGG repeats.

Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), a late-onset neurodegenerative disorder, has been recognized in older male fragile X premutation carriers and is uncoupled from fragile X syndrome. Using a Drosophila model of FXTAS, we previously showed that transcribed premutation repeats alone...

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Main Authors: Huiping Tan, Mickael Poidevin, He Li, Dahua Chen, Peng Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3343002?pdf=render