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Results 1 - 10 of 44 for Myelin
  1. MPZ gene 
    ... gene provides instructions for making a protein called myelin protein zero. It is the most abundant protein in myelin, a protective substance that covers nerves and promotes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/mpz - Genetics
  2. PMP22 gene 
    ... provides instructions for making a protein called peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22). This protein is found in ... sound.The PMP22 protein is a component of myelin, a protective substance that covers nerves and promotes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/pmp22 - Genetics
  3. PLP1 gene 
    ... where they make up a large proportion of myelin and help myelin stay anchored to the cells. Myelin is the fatty covering that insulates nerve fibers ... cell membrane where they are needed to form myelin. Decreased myelin production leads to nerve fiber damage ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/plp1 - Genetics
  4. ASPA gene 
    ... which consists of nerve fibers surrounded by a myelin sheath. The myelin sheath is the covering that protects nerve fibers ... played a role in the production of the myelin sheath, but recent studies suggest that NAA does ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/aspa - Genetics
  5. GJB1 gene 
    ... long-term maintenance of a fatty substance called myelin. Myelin forms a protective coating (or sheath) around certain ... The connexin-32 protein forms channels through the myelin sheath, allowing efficient transport and communication between the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/gjb1 - Genetics
  6. GALC gene 
    ... and psychosine. Galactosylceramide is an important component of myelin, the protective covering around certain nerve cells that ... galactosylceramidase is part of the normal turnover of myelin that occurs throughout life. Psychosine, which is toxic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/galc - Genetics
  7. LMNB1 gene 
    ... nervous system abnormalities due to the loss of myelin, which is a fatty substance that insulates nerve ... called oligodendrocytes, which help coat nerve cells with myelin, seem to be particularly affected. Increased lamin B1 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/lmnb1 - Genetics
  8. GJC2 gene 
    ... coat nerve cells with a protective layer called myelin. Myelin is a fatty substance that insulates nerve fibers ... is necessary for the formation and maintenance of myelin. At least 30 mutations in the GJC2 gene ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/gjc2 - Genetics
  9. FA2H gene 
    ... hydroxylated fatty acids are important in forming normal myelin; myelin is the protective covering that insulates nerves and ... of the brain and spinal cord that contains myelin is called white matter. At least nine mutations ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/fa2h - Genetics
  10. ARSA gene 
    ... white matter, consisting of nerve fibers covered by myelin. Myelin, made up of multiple layers of membranes, insulates ... of sulfatides gradually destroys the cells that produce myelin, the covering that protects nerves and promotes the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/arsa - Genetics
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