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Aproximación genética en la esclerosis lateral amiotrófica.
Gaceta medica de Mexico - 1 Jan 2019
Cervantes-Aragón Iván, Ramírez-García Sergio Alberto, Baltazar-Rodríguez Luz Margarita, García-Cruz Diana, Castañeda-Cisneros Gema
Abstract excerpt
The superoxide dismutase type 1 (SOD1) gene is the first responsible gene mapped in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1 (ALS1), and it codes for the enzyme SOD1, the function of which is to protect against damage mediated by free radicals deriving from oxygen. Its pathophysiological mechanism in ALS1 is related to ischemia. Several molecular studies of the SOD1 gene show that point mutations are the most...
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