Browsing University of Hertfordshire by Author "Fisher, Elizabeth M. C."

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    • C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia forms RNA G-quadruplexes 

      Fratta, Pietro; Mizielinska, Sarah; Nicoll, Andrew J; Zloh, Mire; Fisher, Elizabeth M. C.; Parkinson, Gary; Isaacs, Adrian M. (2012)
      Large expansions of a non-coding GGGGCC-repeat in the first intron of the C9orf72 gene are a common cause of both amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). G-rich sequences have a propensity ...

    • The phagocytic capacity of neurones 

      Bowen, Samantha; Ateh, Davidson D.; Deinhardt, Katrin; Bird, Margaret M.; Price, Karen M.; Baker, Cathy S.; Robson, Joanna C.; Swash, Michael; Shamsuddin, Wassim; Kawar, Shalini; El-Tawil, Tariq; Roos, Jesper; Hoyle, Andrew; Nickols, Carole D.; Knowles, Charles H.; Pullen, Anthony H.; Luthert, Phillip J.; Weller, Roy O.; Hafezparast, Majid; Franklin, Robin J. M.; Revesz, Tamas; King, Rosalind H. M.; Berninghausen, Otto; Fisher, Elizabeth M. C.; Schiavo, Giampietro; Martin, Joanne E. (2007-05)
      Phagocytosis is defined as the ingestion of particulates over 0.5 microm in diameter and is associated with cells of the immune system such as macrophages or monocytes. Neurones are not generally recognized to be phagocytic. ...