title: Juvenile Alexander disease with a novel mutation in glial fibrillary acidic protein gene.
abstract: Early-onset (infantile) Alexander disease is associated with mutations in the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) gene and two hot spots correlate to the severe phenotype. No molecular mechanisms have been elucidated in late-onset (juvenile) Alexander disease. The authors report a novel GFAP mutation in a patient with juvenile Alexander disease. The authors discuss similar molecular mechanisms in another intermediate filament disease and propose a possible molecular pathogenesis in juvenile Alexander disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan. sawaishi@ped.med.akita-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawaishi
authors.forename: Tamami
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Iwao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takaku
authors.forename: Goro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Takada
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D017354:Point Mutation / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein