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Identification of a novel Cys146X mutation of SOD1 in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by whole-exome sequencing.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Sept 2012
Wu Jinyu, Shen Enjian, Shi Dashuang, Sun ZhongSheng, Cai Tao
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PURPOSE: Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has been linked to mutations in 15 genes, and it is believed these genes account for less than 20-30% of Chinese patients with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Of the 163 different superoxide dismutase 1 gene mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1, only 6.1% of them were from individuals of Chinese origin. Therefore, to quickly learn the causative gene...
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