The genetic and molecular mechanisms of motor neuron disease

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Wong, PC
Rothstein, JD
Price, DL
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
[2] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
[3] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurosci, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
[4] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Cellular & Mol Med, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
[5] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Div Neuropathol, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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10.1016/S0959-4388(98)80123-2
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
Significant progress has been made in the identification of genes and chromosomal loci associated with several types of motor neuron disease. Of particular interest is recent work on the pathogenic mechanisms underlying these diseases, especially studies in in vitro model systems and in transgenic and gene-targeted mice.
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页码:791 / 799
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