Dysregulated molecular pathways in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis–frontotemporal dementia spectrum disorder

EMBO Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2017, Pages 2931-2950

  Gao, Fen Biao ^a   Almeida, Sandra ^a   Lopez Gonzalez, Rodrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS; C9ORF72; FTD; FUS; TDP 43

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AUTOPHAGY; C9ORF72 GENE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTRON; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOCYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; CELL FUNCTION; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMANS;

EID: 85030184246     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15252/embj.201797568     Document Type: Review

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