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De novo FUS gene mutations are associated with juvenile-onset sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in China.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Apr 2013
Zou Zhang-Yu, Cui Li-Ying, Sun Qing, Li Xiao-Guang, Liu Ming-Sheng, Xu Yan, Zhou Yan, Yang Xun-Zhe
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare form of motor neuron disease and occurs before 25 years of age. Only very few sporadic cases of juvenile-onset ALS have been reported. Rare SOD1 mutations and several FUS mutations have been identified in juvenile-onset ALS patients. To define the genetics of juvenile-onset sporadic ALS (SALS) of Chinese origin, we sequenced all 5 exons of SOD1, exons 3-6 and...
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