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An Italian kindred with FALS due to c.149T>C mutation in the SOD1 gene: case report of an affected family member.
Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology - 1 May 2013
Trojsi Francesca, Piccirillo Giovanni, Femiano Cinzia, Damiano Raffaele, Rosaria Monsurrò Maria
Abstract excerpt
We report the first Italian kindred with Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (FALS) due to c.149T>C mutation in the exon 5 of superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) gene. The proband was a 49-year-old woman who came to our observation because of an history of progressive limbs weakness and gait impairment. She belonged to a family of 24 affected members. The prevalent phenotype of the affected members was characterized...
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