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Mutations in the <i>FUS/TLS</i> Gene on Chromosome 16 Cause Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
26 Feb 2009
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal degenerative motor neuron disorder. Ten percent of cases are inherited; most involve unidentified genes. We report here 13 mutations in the fused in sarcoma/translated in liposarcoma (FUS/TLS) gene on chromosome 16 that were specific for familial ALS. The FUS/TLS protein binds to RNA, functions in diverse processes, and is normally located predominantly in the...
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