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Identification of novel Angiogenin (ANG) gene missense variants in German patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Journal of neurology - 1 Aug 2009
Fernández-Santiago Rubén, Hoenig Sabine, Lichtner Peter, Sperfeld Anne-Dorte, Sharma Manu, Berg Daniela, Weichenrieder Oliver, Illig Thomas, Eger Katharina, Meyer Thomas, Anneser Johanna, Münch Christoph, Zierz Stephan, Gasser Thomas, Ludolph Albert
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the selective death of motor neurons in the motor cortex, brain stem and spinal cord. Recently, missense variants in the angiogenin gene (ANG), an angiogenic factor expressed in ventral horn motor neurons that is up-regulated by hypoxia, have been found in ALS patients of Irish/Scottish, North American, Italian,...
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