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Mutant Superoxide Dismutase-1-Linked Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Death and Protection
15 Nov 1997
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in human Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD) cause approximately 20% of cases of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). We investigated the mechanism of mutant SOD-induced neuronal degeneration by expressing wild-type and mutant SODs in neuronal cells by means of infection with replication-deficient recombinant adenoviruses. Expression of two FALS-related mutant SODs (A4V and V148G) caused death...
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