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CLN5 : from mutation to defective protein and clinical phenotype

Year: 2004
Type: dissertation
Abstract: 9 REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 10 1. HUMAN GENETICS 10 1.1 The Finnish Disease Heritage 10 1.2 The Human Genome Project 12 1.3 Identification of Human Disease Genes 13 1.4 Functional and Comparative Genomics 15 2. NEURONAL CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSES 18 2.1 Historical Background 18 2.2 Classification and Nomenclature 18 2.3 Defective Genes and Proteins 20 2.4 Animal Models 23 2.5 New Approaches to Characterize Molecular Pathogenesis 26 2.6 Diagnostics 27 2.7 Therapies 28 3. CLN5 (FINNISH VARIANT LATE INFANTILE NCL) 30 3.1 Clinical Features 30 3.2 Genetic Background 31 3.3 Pathology 33 3.4 Brain Imaging 34 AIMS OF THE STUDY 35 MATERIALS AND METHODS 36 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS 38
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2166770352
Cites: 173
Cited by: 2
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