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A Japanese patient with familial ALS and a p.K510M mutation in the gene for FUS (FUS) resulting in the totally locked-in state.
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology - 1 Oct 2014
Mochizuki Yoko, Kawata Akihiro, Maruyama Hirofumi, Homma Taku, Watabe Kazuhiko, Kawakami Hideshi, Komori Takashi, Mizutani Toshio, Matsubara Shiro
Abstract excerpt
We describe a Japanese patient with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and a p.K510M mutation in the fused in sarcoma gene (FUS). The patient's condition was characterized clinically by an early onset and rapid progression. The patient eventually required mechanical ventilation and progressed to the totally locked-in state. Neuropathologically, multiple system degeneration with many FUS-immunoreactive...
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