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Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with Gly93Ser mutation in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase: a clinical and neuropathological study.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 May 2008
Suzuki Megumi, Irie Togo, Watanabe Takeshi, Mikami Hirotsugu, Yamazaki Toshihiro, Oyanagi Kiyomitsu, Ono Seiitsu
Abstract excerpt
We describe a 39-year-old Japanese woman with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS) in whom we identified a missense mutation (Gly93-->Ser) in exon 4 of the Cu/Zn superoxidase dismutase-1 (SOD1) gene in which no pathological data have been available. The disease duration was 16 years, and she died of respiratory failure. The initial sign was weakness of the lower limbs. She had no clear upper motor neuron...
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