Concurrent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cystic fibrosis supports common pathways of pathogenesis.

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Abstract We present a case of concurrent cystic fibrosis (CF) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). To our knowledge this is the first reported coincidence of these two diseases. Although TDP-43 dysfunction has been linked to both pathologies, it does not appear to be pivotal in this individual who does not display TDP-43 mediated aberrant splicing of the CFTR gene or carry a mutation in the TARDBP gene....

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