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Mutation screening of the ALS2 gene in sporadic and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Archives of neurology - 1 Dec 2003
Hand Collette K, Devon Rebecca S, Gros-Louis Francois, Rochefort Daniel, Khoris Jawad, Meininger Vincent, Bouchard Jean-Pierre, Camu William, Hayden Michael R, Rouleau Guy A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the ALS2 gene cause juvenile-onset autosomal recessive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and hereditary spastic paraplegia. OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of ALS2 among more common forms of ALS. METHODS: DNA from 95 unrelated familial, 95 unrelated sporadic, and 11 early-onset ALS patients was screened for mutations in ALS2 by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography and direct...
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