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ALS2 mutations: juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and generalized dystonia.
Neurology - 25 Mar 2014
Sheerin Una-Marie, Schneider Susanne A, Carr Lucinda, Deuschl Guenther, Hopfner Franziska, Stamelou Maria, Wood Nicholas W, Bhatia Kailash P
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the genetic etiology in 2 consanguineous families who presented a novel phenotype of autosomal recessive juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with generalized dystonia. METHODS: A combination of homozygosity mapping and whole-exome sequencing in the first family and Sanger sequencing of candidate genes in the second family were used. RESULTS: Both families were found to have...
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