Slowly progressing lower motor neuron disease caused by a novel duplication mutation in exon 1 of the SOD1 gene.

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Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis accounts for about 5% of all cases of the neurodegenerative disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Genetic mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) have been associated with one kind of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS1). We identified a novel duplication mutation in exon 1 of the SOD1 gene in a Japanese family whose members had lower motor neuron diseases....

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