disease 1,649 words KG: ent-dise-06e65a7d 2026-03-24
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Lafora Disease

Disease Info
SLC35A2Glycosylation defect
PPM1DRecently identified
PRDM8Identified in 2022
PolyglucosanAbnormal glycogen with fewer branches
Reduced solubilityPrecipitates in neuronal cytoplasm
Progressive accumulationIncreases with disease progression
Widespread distributionFound in neurons, muscle, liver, heart
Endoplasmic reticulum stressAccumulated proteins cause cellular stress
Autophagy impairmentDefective clearance mechanisms
NeuroinflammationActivation of microglia and astrocytes
Synaptic dysfunctionDisruption of neuronal communication
Axonal degenerationProgressive loss of neuronal processes
DatabasesOMIMOrphanetClinicalTrialsPubMed

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Related Hypotheses (8)

APOE-Dependent Autophagy Restoration
Score: 0.61
Heat Shock Protein 70 Disaggregase Amplification
Score: 0.51
Ganglioside Rebalancing Therapy
Score: 0.50
Chaperone-Mediated APOE4 Refolding Enhancement
Score: 0.48
APOE Isoform Expression Across Glial Subtypes
Score: 0.48

Related Analyses (17)

TREM2 agonism vs antagonism in DAM microglia
neurodegeneration · failed
Autophagy-lysosome pathway convergence across neurodegenerat
neurodegeneration · archived
What are the mechanisms by which gut microbiome dysbiosis in
neurodegeneration · completed
What are the mechanisms by which gut microbiome dysbiosis in
neurodegeneration · archived
Protein aggregation cross-seeding across neurodegenerative d
neurodegeneration · archived