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GFAP

Thursday 18 March 2004

Pathology

 Glial fibrillary acidic protein forms Rosenthal fiber inclusions in several pathological conditions.
 germline mutations in Alexander disease

References

 Li R, Messing A, Goldman JE, Brenner M. GFAP mutations in Alexander disease. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2002 Jun-Aug;20(3-5):259-68. PMID: 12175861

 Eng LF, Ghirnikar RS, Lee YL. Glial fibrillary acidic protein: GFAP-thirty-one years (1969-2000). Neurochem Res. 2000 Oct;25(9-10):1439-51. PMID: 11059815