The Emerging Roles of MicroRNAs in the Pathogenesis of Frontotemporal Dementia-Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (FTD-ALS) Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Neurogenetics

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 30-40

  Gascon, Eduardo ^a   Gao, Fen Biao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS; C9ORF72; CHMP2B; FTD; FUS; MicroRNA; Neurodegeneration; Progranulin; TDP 43

Indexed keywords

CHMP2B PROTEIN; ESCRT PROTEIN; FUSED IN SARCOMA PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; PROGRANULIN; TAR DNA BINDING PROTEIN; UBIQUILIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VCP PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA METABOLISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MUTATION;

EID: 84901412961     PISSN: 01677063     EISSN: 15635260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01677063.2013.876021     Document Type: Review

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