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[Different clinical phenotypes of siblings with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis showing Cys146Arg point mutation of superoxide dismutase 1 gene].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Feb 2002
Ito Kimiko, Uchiyama Tomoyuki, Fukutake Toshio, Arai Kimito, Kanesaka Toshihide, Hattori Takamichi
Abstract excerpt
We reported different clinical phenotypes of siblings with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS) showing Cys146Arg point mutation of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene. They showed differences in disease onset of age, progression and severity. The propositus, a 50-year old woman, had muscle wasting and weakness in right lower leg with dysesthesia at the onset, which showed slow progression without other...
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