Neurodegenerative diseases are a heterogeneous group of pathologies which includes complex multifactorial diseases, monogenic disorders and disorders for which inherited, sporadic and transmissible forms are known. Factors associated with predisposition and vulnerability to neurodegenerative disorders may be described usefully within the context of gene–environment interplay. There are many identified genetic determinants for neurodegeneration, and it is possible to duplicate many elements of recognized human neurodegenerative disorders in animal models of the disease. However, there are similarly several identifiable environmental influences on outcomes of the genetic defects; and the course of a progressive neurodegenerative disorder can be greatly modified by environmental elements. In this review we highlight some of the major neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and prion diseases.) and discuss possible links of gene–environment interplay including, where implicated, mitochondrial genes.
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November 09 2006
Genes and the Environment in Neurodegeneration
Fabio Coppedè;
Fabio Coppedè
1Department of Neurosciences, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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Michelangelo Mancuso;
Michelangelo Mancuso
1Department of Neurosciences, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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Gabriele Siciliano;
Gabriele Siciliano
1Department of Neurosciences, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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Lucia Migliore;
Lucia Migliore
2Department of Human and Environmental Sciences, University of Pisa, Via S. Giuseppe 22, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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Luigi Murri
Luigi Murri
1Department of Neurosciences, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Online ISSN: 1573-4935
Print ISSN: 0144-8463
© 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
2006
Biosci Rep (2006) 26 (5): 341–367.
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Fabio Coppedè, Michelangelo Mancuso, Gabriele Siciliano, Lucia Migliore, Luigi Murri; Genes and the Environment in Neurodegeneration. Biosci Rep 9 November 2006; 26 (5): 341–367. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10540-006-9028-6
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