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ALS/Parkinsonism-Dementia Complex of the Kii peninsula, Japan (Kii ALS/PDC)
The southern area in the Kii peninsula of Japan (Muro district) is one of the hyperendemic foci of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and parkinsonism-dementia complex (PDC), together with Guam island. High accumulation of phosphorylated tau protein in neurons and glial cells in the central nervous system is the hallmark of ALS/PDC. Epidemiologically, marked decline in ALS incidence and concomitant increase in PDC incidence occurred in 1970s, suggesting changes of some unsolved environmental factors may have induced phenotypic changes of the disease. A research on genetic factors, environmental factors and their interaction is now going on.
Shigeki Kuzuhara, MD,PhD. Professor Emeritus of Neurology, Mie University
Topics
Archive- Publication in the Journal "Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology" (11 July 2020)
The titled "e PathomeBrain Transcriptome Analysis Links Deficiencies of Stress-Responsive Proteins to thchanism of Kii ALS/PDExpression of Mutant Ubiquitin and Proteostasis Impairment in Kii Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Parkinsonism-Dementia Complex Brains" by Bert M Verheijen et al. was published in the Jounal "Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology (Impact Factor: 3.714)"
- Publication in the Journal "Antioxidants" (14 May 2020)
The titled "Brain Transcriptome Analysis Links Deficiencies of Stress-Responsive Proteins to the Pathomechanism of Kii ALS/PDC." by Morimoto S et al. was published in the Jounal "Antioxidants (Impact Factor: 4.520)"
- 30th International Symposium on ALS/MND (ALS/MND 2019)
30th International Symposium on ALS/MND (ALS/MND 2019)（Dec 4-6, 2019, Perth, Australia）
Yasumasa Kokubo presented the following theme「Poster Session: Abnormal accumulation of citrullinated proteins in ALS/PDC of the Kii peninsula of Japan」
Shigeki Kuzuhara presented the following theme「Invited Oral Session: ALS-PDC of the Kii Peninsula,Japan: clinical and neuropathological features and epidemiology」
Schedule
Archive- Public Lecture in Minami-Ise Town
Minami-Ise Town Hall
October 13, 2013
- Neuropathological Workshop
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
August 25, 2013
- Guam Research Project
Visiting to Guam at August 16-18, 2013