Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency and Neuroinflammation: Balance between Apoptosis and Pyroptosis

Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency and Neuroinflammation: Balance between Apoptosis and Pyroptosis

Mevalonic aciduria, a rare autosomal recessive disease, represents the most severe form of the periodic fever, known as Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency. This disease is caused by the mutation of the MVK gene, which codes for the enzyme mevalonate kinase, along the cholesterol pathway. Mevalonic aciduri...

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Main Authors: Paola Maura Tricarico, Annalisa Marcuzzi, Elisa Piscianz, Lorenzo Monasta, Sergio Crovella, Giulio Kleiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
mevalonate
inflammation
neurodegeneration
apoptosis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/14/12/23274

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