铁和Charcot-Marie-Tooth病1A:一种致病性关联的新兴证据

Jacob B White1, Kayla L Sanchez1, Antonio Currais2

  • 1Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.

概括

查尔科-玛丽-图斯病 (CMT) 涉及由铁亡驱动的外围神经病变,这是一种与脂质过氧化相关的细胞死亡途径. 这项研究揭示了铁亡是CMT1A病理学的关键驱动因素,这表明了新的治疗途径.

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