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High frequency of TARDBP gene mutations in Italian patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Human mutation - 1 Apr 2009
Corrado Lucia, Ratti A, Gellera C, Buratti E, Castellotti B, Carlomagno Y, Ticozzi N, Mazzini L, Testa L, Taroni F, Baralle F E, Silani V, D'Alfonso S
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies identified rare missense mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients in the TARDBP gene encoding TAR DNA binding protein (TDP)-43, the major protein of the ubiquitinated inclusions (UBIs) found in affected motor neurons (MNs). The aim of this study was to further defi...
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