Polyglutamine disease: From pathogenesis to therapy

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 481-484

  Watson, Lauren M ^a   Scholefield, Janine ^b   Jacquie Greenberg, L ^c   Wood, Matthew J A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^d SOMERVILLE COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATAXIN 3; CASPASE INHIBITOR; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 104; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; MINOCYCLINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; POLYGLUTAMINE; PROTEASOME; RAPAMYCIN; REMACEMIDE; RILUZOLE; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; NONHUMAN; POLYGLUTAMINE DISEASE; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

AUTOPHAGY; GENE SILENCING; HEREDODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS, NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; MUTATION; PEPTIDES; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84865114423     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.5690     Document Type: Article

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