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Phenotype difference between ALS patients with expanded repeats in C9ORF72 and patients with mutations in other ALS-related genes.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2012
Millecamps Stéphanie, Boillée Séverine, Le Ber Isabelle, Seilhean Danielle, Teyssou Elisa, Giraudeau Marine, Moigneu Carine, Vandenberghe Nadia, Danel-Brunaud Véronique, Corcia Philippe, Pradat Pierre-François, Le Forestier Nadine, Lacomblez Lucette, Bruneteau Gaelle, Camu William, Brice Alexis, Cazeneuve Cécile, Leguern Eric, Meininger Vincent, Salachas François
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Expanded GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeats in the promoter of the C9ORF72 gene have recently been identified in frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and ALS-FTD and appear as the most common genetic cause of familial (FALS) and sporadic (SALS) forms of ALS. METHODS: We searched for the C9ORF72 repeat expansion in 950 French ALS patients (225 FALS and 725 SALS) and 580 control...
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