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Expanding the spectrum of KIF5A mutations-case report of a large kindred with familial ALS and overlapping syndrome.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration - 1 May 2023
Dulski JarosŁaw, Strongosky Audrey J, Al-Shaikh Rana Hanna, Wszolek Zbigniew K
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OBJECTIVES: This paper presents the first report of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) kindred due to the KIF5A p.Arg1007Lys, a splice-altering variant. METHODS: An index case was a 54-year-old male who developed progressive gait difficulty and imbalance followed by mild parkinsonism, spasticity, neuropathy, ataxia, and cognitive impairment with predominant subcortical frontal involvement. Brain MRI showed...
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