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MP Term : Hirano bodies [MP:0014067] Mammalian Phenotype

Namespace  MPheno.ontology Obsolete  false
description  eosinophilic intracytoplasmic inclusions which have a highly characteristic crystalloid fine structure; these inclusions occur predominantly in the neuronal processes of the CA1 area in Ammon's horn but have been noted in other areas of the nervous system; these bodies contain epitopes of actin, actin-associated proteins, tau, middle molecular weight neurofilaments subunit and a C-terminal fragment of beta-amyloid precursor protein; these inclusions have been observed in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism-dementia complex on Guam, Alzheimer's disease, Pick's disease and 'normal' elderly individuals and animal models
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