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"True" sporadic ALS associated with a novel SOD-1 mutation.
Annals of neurology - 1 Nov 2002
Alexander Michael D, Traynor Bryan J, Miller Nicole, Corr Bernie, Frost Eithne, McQuaid Shirley, Brett Francesca M, Green Andrew, Hardiman Orla
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene (SOD-1) are reported in 20% of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases, but no definite report of a mutation in a "truly" sporadic case of ALS has been proved. We present the first case of a novel SOD-1 mutation in a patient with genetically proven sporadic ALS. This mutation (H80A) is believed to alter zinc ligand binding, and its functional...
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