Article
Phenotypic heterogeneity in a SOD1 G93D Italian ALS family: an example of human model to study a complex disease.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 May 2011
Penco Silvana, Lunetta Christian, Mosca Lorena, Maestri Eleonora, Avemaria Francesca, Tarlarini Claudia, Patrosso Maria Cristina, Marocchi Alessandro, Corbo Massimo
Abstract excerpt
We report different clinical expression in seven members of a large family with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the G93D mutation in exon 4 of the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene. The ALS clinical course in the proband showed an unusually fast progression of the disease compared to the paucisymptomatic presentation associated to this mutation in the two previously Italian families described. The...
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