PTEN as a therapeutic target for the promotion of cell survival in cell models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Rationale & Hypothesis: ALS is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder for which a GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 has been identified to be the most common genetic cause. Pathologically, ALS is characterised by premature death of motor neurons. The inhibition of Phosphatase and Ten...

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Main Author: Ashman, Cassy J.
Other Authors: Ning, Ke ; Shaw, Pamela J. ; Higginbottom, Adrian
Published: University of Sheffield 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.715096