An emerging role for misfolded wild-type SOD1 in sporadic ALS pathogenesis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that targets motor neurons, leading to paralysis and death within a few years of disease onset. While several genes have been linked to the inheritable, or familial, form of ALS, much less is known about the cause(s) of spora...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2013.00253/full |