Disruption of copper homeostasis due to a mutation of Atp7a delays the onset of prion disease.
Copper influences the pathogenesis of prion disease, but whether it is beneficial or detrimental remains controversial. Copper homeostasis is also essential for normal physiology, as highlighted by the spectrum of diseases caused by disruption of the copper transporting enzymes ATP7A and ATP7B. Here...
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| פורמט: | Journal article |
| שפה: | English |
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2012
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