The rare G93D mutation causes a slowly progressing lower motor neuron disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-39

  Restagno, Gabriella ^a   Lombardo, Federica ^a   Sbaiz, Luca ^a   Mari, Cristina ^a   Gellera, Cinzia ^b   Alimonti, Dario ^c   Calvo, Andrea ^d   Tarenzi, Luisella ^d   Chiò, Adriano ^d  

^a CHILD   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

G93D mutation; Lower motor neuron disease; Penetrance; SOD1

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; DNA;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DNA EXTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HAIR ROOT; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; SYMPTOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASE SEQUENCE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PENETRANCE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 39349098032     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482960701788198     Document Type: Article

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