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Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with bulbar onset and a novel Asp101Tyr Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene mutation.
Acta neuropathologica - 1 Oct 2004
Tan Chun-Feng, Piao Yue-Shan, Hayashi Shintaro, Obata Hiroaki, Umeda Yoshitaka, Sato Masahisa, Fukushima Takao, Nakano Ryoichi, Tsuji Shoji, Takahashi Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
We describe a patient with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS) in whom we identified a novel missense mutation in exon 4 (Asp101Tyr) of the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene. The disease started with a bulbar symptom (rapidly progressive hoarseness) and at autopsy showed degenerative changes restricted to the upper and lower motor neuron systems (more strictly, with lower motor predominance,...
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