RNA Misprocessing in C9orf72-Linked Neurodegeneration

A large GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion in the first intron or promoter region of the C9orf72 gene is the most common genetic cause of familial and sporadic Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a devastating degenerative disease of motor neurons, and of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), the seco...

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Main Authors: Holly V. Barker, Michael Niblock, Youn-Bok Lee, Christopher E. Shaw, Jean-Marc Gallo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
RNA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2017.00195/full