Article
Genetic contribution of <i>FUS</i> to frontotemporal lobar degeneration
1 Feb 2010
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, the FUS gene was identified as a new causal gene for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in approximately 4% of patients with familial ALS. Since ALS and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) are part of a clinical, pathologic, and genetic disease spectrum, we investigated a potential role of FUS in FTLD. METHODS: We performed mutational analysis of FUS in 122 patients with FTLD and 15...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
