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For example, several investigations demonstrate that intricate interdependencies among neurofilament subunits are essential for proper polymer assembly and axonal distribution, while disruptions (by genetic deletion or mutation) lead to compromised filament transport, altered organelle dynamics, and ultimately neuronal degeneration."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "4"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nAdditional studies extend these findings by linking neurofilament dysregulation to axonal and synaptic pathologies observed in models of motor neuron disease, Charcot‐Marie‐Tooth disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington’s disease. 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