Translational and Molecular Research of Neurological Disorders
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 6874
Special Issue Editors
Interests: spinocerebellar ataxias; polyQ disorders; Ataxin-2; molecular pathways in Alzheimer and frontotemporal dementia; epigenetics; neurogenetics of movement disorders; molecular mechanisms of spinocerebellar ataxias and other inherited neurological disorders; molecular techniques; RAN translation; circRNA; RNA processing; functional studies of genetic alterations; biomarker discovery and validation
Interests: spinocerebellar ataxias; polyQ disorders; Ataxin-2; neurogenetic of movement disorders; molecular mechanisms of spinocerebellar ataxias; genotype–phenotype relationship; functional studies of genetic alterations; biomarker discovery and validation
Interests: aging diseases; Parkinson’s disease; neuroscience; neuropharmacology; polyQ diseases; move-ment disorders; G-proteins; molecular mechanisms of p11/S100a; animal models of Parkinson’s disease; Gaucher disease; optogenetics; signal transduction; genetics of Parkinson’s disease
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The burden of neurodegenerative diseases cannot be understated; a larger aging population represents a challenge for health systems caring for patients with idiopathic diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. The lack of disease-modifying therapies may mirror a limited understanding of those conditions’ underlying pathogenesis. That is also the case for genetic diseases associated with pathological nucleotide expansions such as frontotemporal dementia, Huntington’s disease, and other polyQ disorders. Basic science faces a challenge in questioning current models of putative pathogenesis, opening new paths, and translating advances in our understanding of disease mechanism. This issue is focused on basic science and translational studies that include in vitro and animal models of neurological disorders. Clinical contributions that include biomolecular experiments or genetic studies are also welcomed to be submitted.
Neurological disorders to be included in this issue are, among others:
- Alzheimer’s disease (AD);
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS);
- Frontotemporal dementia (FTD);
- Huntington disease and similar phenotypes (HD);
- Parkinson’s disease (PD);
- Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs).
Dr. José Miguel Laffita-Mesa
Dr. Martin Paucar
Prof. Dr. Per Svenningsson
Guest Editors
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Keywords
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molecular pathways
- neurological disorders
- neurodegeneration
- animal models
- pathogenesis
- neurogenetics
- biomarkers
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