"Ataxin-2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A Poly(A) RNA-binding protein that negatively regulates EGFR ENDOCYTOSIS. An increased risk for developing AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS 13 is observed in patients who have more than 23 CAG repeats in the ATXN2 gene coding sequence. Larger CAG expansions in the ATXN2 gene occur in SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA 2 patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D000067698
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.725.452.125 D12.776.631.069.750 D12.776.660.075.750 D12.776.664.962.452.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Ataxin-2- Ataxin-2
- Ataxin 2
- Ataxin-2 Protein
- Ataxin 2 Protein
- Protein, Ataxin-2
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 Protein
- ATXN2 Protein
- Protein, ATXN2
- Atx-2 Protein
- Atx 2 Protein
- Protein, Atx-2
- SCA2 Protein
- Protein, SCA2
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