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Four familial ALS pedigrees discordant for two SOD1 mutations: are all SOD1 mutations pathogenic?
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 May 2010
Felbecker Ansgar, Camu William, Valdmanis Paul N, Sperfeld Anne-Dorte, Waibel Stefan, Steinbach Peter, Rouleau Guy A, Ludolph Albert C, Andersen Peter M
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BACKGROUND: 153 mutations in the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene have been claimed to be associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in familial and sporadic ALS in an autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive pattern with complete or reduced penetrance. The authors now report four ALS pedigrees from Finland, France, Germany and Sweden with either the D90A or E100K SOD1 mutations in some but not...
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