Neuropathology of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with superoxide dismutase 1 gene mutation

Neuropathology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 363-369

  Hirano, Asao ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Lewy body like hyalin inclusions; Superoxide dismutase 1 gene

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ANTIBODY; HYALIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UBIQUITIN; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; AUTOPSY; CODON; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SPINOCEREBELLAR TRACT;

EID: 0031698807     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.1998.tb00132.x     Document Type: Review

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