Pub. Date : 2011 Jun 14
PMID : 21562248
3 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
1 | OBJECTIVE: Given the recent finding of an association between intermediate-length polyglutamine (polyQ) expansions in ataxin 2 and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), we sought to determine whether expansions in other polyQ disease genes were associated with ALS. | polyglutamine | ataxin 2 | Homo sapiens |
2 | OBJECTIVE: Given the recent finding of an association between intermediate-length polyglutamine (polyQ) expansions in ataxin 2 and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), we sought to determine whether expansions in other polyQ disease genes were associated with ALS. | polyglutamine | ataxin 2 | Homo sapiens |
3 | CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that the effects of ataxin 2 polyQ expansions on ALS risk are likely to be rooted in the biology of ataxin 2 or ataxin 2-specific interactions, rather than the presence of an expanded polyQ repeat per se. | polyglutamine | ataxin 2 | Homo sapiens |