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Results 1 - 10 of 96 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. Krabbe disease 
    ... as leukodystrophies, which result from the loss of myelin (demyelination) in the nervous system. Myelin is the protective covering around nerve cells that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/krabbe-disease - Genetics
  5. 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
  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. Chromosome 17 
    ... from the PMP22 gene is a component of myelin, a protective substance that covers nerves and promotes ... of nerve impulses. Before they become part of myelin, newly produced PMP22 proteins are processed and packaged ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/17 - Genetics
  8. 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
  9. Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease 
    ... nerve fibers covered by a fatty substance called myelin. Myelin insulates nerve fibers and promotes the rapid transmission ... nervous system has a reduced ability to form myelin. As a result, overall neurological function is reduced. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/pelizaeus-merzbacher-disease - Genetics
  10. Autosomal dominant leukodystrophy with autonomic disease 
    ... nerve fibers covered by a fatty substance called myelin. Myelin insulates and protects nerve fibers and promotes the ... called oligodendrocytes, which help coat nerve cells with myelin, seem to be particularly affected. Increased lamin B1 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...ant-leukodystrophy-with-autonomic-disease - Genetics
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