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Familial conformational diseases and dementias

✍ Scribed by Damian C. Crowther

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Weight: 248 KB
Volume: 20
Category: Article
ISSN: 1059-7794
DOI: 10.1002/humu.10100

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✦ Synopsis

Familial conformational diseases occur when a mutation alters the conformation of a protein resulting in abnormal intermolecular interactions, protein aggregation, and consequent tissue damage. The molecular mechanisms of conformational disease are best understood for the serine protease inhibitor (serpin) superfamily of proteins. The serpinopathies include alpha(1)-antitrypsin (SERPINA1) deficiency and the newly characterized familial encephalopathy with neuroserpin inclusion bodies (FENIB) resulting from mutations in the neuroserpin (SERPINI1) gene. This review discusses how insights gained from the study of the serpins may be used to guide our research into other common diseases such as Alzheimer disease, Huntington disease, and Parkinson disease.

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