A proposed mechanism of ALS fails the test in vivo

被引:8
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Orr, HT
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[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Lab Med & Pathol, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[2] Univ Minnesota, Inst Human Genet, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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10.1038/nn0402-287
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
In contrast to prevailing hypotheses, a genetic study shows that the toxic gain of function associated with mutant superoxide dismutase in familial amyotropic lateral sclerosis is unlikely to be due to changes in its oxidative activity causing an increase in free radicals.
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