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Novel optineurin mutations in patients with familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Nov 2011
Del Bo R, Tiloca C, Pensato V, Corrado L, Ratti A, Ticozzi N, Corti S, Castellotti B, Mazzini L, Sorarù G, Cereda C, D'Alfonso S, Gellera C, Comi G P, Silani V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Optineurin (OPTN), a causative gene of hereditary primary open-angle glaucoma, has been recently associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with mainly autosomal recessive, but also dominant, traits. To further define the contribution of OPTN gene in ALS, we performed a mutat...
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