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DCTN1 gene analysis in Chinese patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Liu Xiangyi, Yang Lipeng, Tang Lu, Chen Lu, Liu Xiaolu, Fan Dongsheng
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder. Missense mutations of DCTN1 have been identified as a possible genetic risk factor for ALS. Here, we tested the DCTN1 protein-coding exons in 510 sporadic ALS patients in whom SOD1, TARDBP, FUS, and C9orf72 genes were screened before. Polymerase chain reaction and Sanger sequencing were used for mutation discovery. The results revealed two...
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