Identification of a novel mutation in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 198, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 17-19

  Naini, A ^a,b   Musumeci, O ^a   Hayes, L ^a   Pallotti, F ^a   Del Bene, M ^a   Mitsumoto, H ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b 4 448 P and S Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; DNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOOD; CYTOSOL; ENZYMOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REFERENCE VALUE;

AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOSOL; DNA; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0037098621     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(02)00052-7     Document Type: Article

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