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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis linked to a novel SOD1 mutation with muscle mitochondrial dysfunction.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Jan 2009
Corti Stefania, Donadoni Chiara, Ronchi Dario, Bordoni Andreina, Fortunato Francesco, Santoro Domenico, Del Bo Roberto, Lucchini Valeria, Crugnola Veronica, Papadimitriou Dimitra, Salani Sabrina, Moggio Maurizio, Bresolin Nereo, Comi Giacomo P
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative motor neuron disorder. Mutations in Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) cause approximately 20% of familial ALS. One of the possible mechanisms whereby they induce disease is mitochondrial dysfunction in motor neurons. Here we describe a patient with ALS and muscle mitochondrial oxidative defect associated with a novel SOD1 mutation. Direct sequencing...
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