Vanishing white matter: deregulated integrated stress response as therapy target

Abstract Objective Vanishing white matter (VWM) is a fatal, stress‐sensitive leukodystrophy that mainly affects children and is currently without treatment. VWM is caused by recessive mutations in eukaryotic initiation factor 2B (eIF2B) that is crucial for initiation of mRNA translation and its regu...

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Main Authors: Truus E. M. Abbink, Lisanne E. Wisse, Ermelinda Jaku, Michiel J. Thiecke, Daniel Voltolini‐González, Hein Fritsen, Sander Bobeldijk, Timo J. terBraak, Emiel Polder, Nienke L. Postma, Marianna Bugiani, Eduard A. Struijs, Mark Verheijen, Nina Straat, Sophie van derSluis, Adri A. M. Thomas, Douwe Molenaar, Marjo S. van derKnaap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.50826