The role of interruptions in polyQ in the pathology of SCA1.

The role of interruptions in polyQ in the pathology of SCA1.

At least nine dominant neurodegenerative diseases are caused by expansion of CAG repeats in coding regions of specific genes that result in abnormal elongation of polyglutamine (polyQ) tracts in the corresponding gene products. When above a threshold that is specific for each disease the expanded po...

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Main Authors: Rajesh P Menon, Suran Nethisinghe, Serena Faggiano, Tommaso Vannocci, Human Rezaei, Sally Pemble, Mary G Sweeney, Nicholas W Wood, Mary B Davis, Annalisa Pastore, Paola Giunti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3723530?pdf=render

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