Identification of a novel nonsense mutation in the rod domain of GFAP that is associated with Alexander disease

Alexander disease (AxD) is an astrogliopathy that primarily affects the white matter of the central nervous system (CNS). AxD is caused by mutations in a gene encoding GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein). The GFAP mutations in AxD have been reported to act in a gain-of-function manner partly beca...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of human genetics : EJHG 2015-01, Vol.23 (1), p.72-78
Hauptverfasser: Nam, Tai-Seung, Kim, Jin Hee, Chang, Chi-Hsuan, Yoon, Woong, Jung, Yoon Seok, Kang, Sa-Yoon, Shin, Boo Ahn, Perng, Ming-Der, Choi, Seok-Yong, Kim, Myeong-Kyu
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