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White matter disorders at the intersection of transcription, RNA processing and translation.

Aug 2026 · Nature Reviews Neurology · 0 citations · 348 references
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A comprehensive overview of white matter disorders arising from defects in protein biosynthesis pathways is provided, which summarizes known disease-causing genes and their molecular consequences and associated clinical and radiological phenotypes, and highlights emerging mechanistic themes and therapeutic strategies across this expanding class of disorders.

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