Neurodegeneration in a Drosophila model of adrenoleukodystrophy: the roles of the Bubblegum and Double bubble acyl-CoA synthetases

Debilitating neurodegenerative conditions with metabolic origins affect millions of individuals worldwide. Still, for most of these neurometabolic disorders there are neither cures nor disease-modifying therapies, and novel animal models are needed for elucidation of disease pathology and identifica...

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Main Authors: Anna Sivachenko, Hannah B. Gordon, Suzanne S. Kimball, Erin J. Gavin, Joshua L. Bonkowsky, Anthea Letsou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2016-04-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/9/4/377