Li, MY;
(2013)
The genetic and pathological correlations of ataxic disorders.
Doctoral thesis , UCL (University College London).
Abstract
This thesis will examine several pure and complex ataxic conditions with a focus on the genetic and neuropathological characterisation of these disorders. These disorders include Hallervorden Spatz syndrome (HSS), infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (iNAD) both disorders are part of the neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) spectrum. Mutations in the pantothenate kinase 2 (PANK2) and phopholipase A2 group 6 (PLA2G6) genes contribute to these disorders, respectively. The latter half of the thesis discusses the movement disorders known as the spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) with a focus on SCA11 and SCA15. Mutant mouse models of SCA11 and SCA15 with mutations in the tau tubulin kinase 2 (TTBK2) and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate type 1 receptor (ITPR1) resepectively, were pathologicaly characterised. Each disorder will be discussed in the introductory chapter and an overall summary conclusion at the end.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Title: | The genetic and pathological correlations of ataxic disorders |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Permission for digitisation not received. |
| Keywords: | Neurodegeneration, Iron, Ataxia, NBIA, PANK2, PLA2G6, Tau tubulin kinase 2, Spinocerebellar ataxia 11 |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1404013 |
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