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Severe familial ALS with a novel exon 4 mutation (L106F) in the SOD1 gene.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Jun 2010
Battistini Stefania, Ricci Claudia, Lotti Enrico Maria, Benigni Michele, Gagliardi Stella, Zucco Riccardo, Bondavalli Massimo, Marcello Norina, Ceroni Mauro, Cereda Cristina
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease associated with a positive familial history in 5-10% of ALS cases. Mutations in the superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) gene have been found in 12%-23% of patients diagnosed with familial ALS. Here we report a novel mutation in exon 4 of SOD1 gene in a 55-year-old ALS patient belonging to a large Italian family with ALS first clinically described in...
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