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Early onset of severe familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with a SOD-1 mutation: potential impact of CNTF as a candidate modifier gene.
American journal of human genetics - 1 May 2002
Giess Ralf, Holtmann Bettina, Braga Massimiliano, Grimm Tiemo, Müller-Myhsok Bertram, Toyka Klaus V, Sendtner Michael
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Mutations in the copper/zinc superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD-1) gene are found in approximately 20% of patients with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS), or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1. Here we describe a 25-year-old male patient who died from FALS after a rapid disease course of 11 mo. Sequencing of the SOD-1 gene revealed a heterozygous T-->G exchange at position 1513 within exon 5, coding for a V-->G...
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