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[Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and mutations in the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Dec 1995
Nakano R
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder affecting primarily upper and lower motor neurons. In all cases of ALS, approximately 5-10% of cases are familial (FALS). Missense mutations in the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene on chromosome 21 have been demonstrated in some families of FALS since 1993. We have also identified a novel missense mutation (substitution of Thr for Ala4) in...
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