spinal cord; quadriceps; cortex; brainstem
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genetically engineered animal model
MAPK (other)
circRNA-seq; RNase R Treatment; RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation
circMAPK1 is progressively down-regulated in spinal cord during ALS progression in SOD1G93A mice and is also significantly down-regulated in sALS brain; its levels correlate with MAPK1 host gene expression in both spinal cord and quadriceps.
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Circular RNA expression in ALS is progressively deregulated and tissue-dependent.
combined biological and clinical study