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OPTN variants in ALS cases: a case report of a novel mutation and literature review.
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - 1 Sept 2022
Mou Yan, Li Min, Liu Mengling, Wang Jia, Zhu Guofeng, Zha Yunhong
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INTRODUCTION: Optineurin (OPTN)-associated mutations have been implicated in the development of type 12 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS12). We reported a case of ALS with a new OPTN variant (p.D527fs) and reviewed relevant literature to better understand the phenotypes and pathophysiological mechanisms of ALS12. METHODS: We report a case of a 55-year-old female patient with a new heterozygous variant of the...
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