Mutational analysis reveals the FUS homolog TAF15 as a candidate gene for familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 285-290

  Ticozzi, N ^a,b   Vance, C ^c   LeClerc, A L ^a   Keagle, P ^a   Glass, J D ^d   McKenna Yasek, D ^a   Sapp, P C ^a   Silani, V ^b   Bosco, D A ^a   Shaw, C E ^c   Brown, R H ^a   Landers, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Genetics; Motor neurone disease

Indexed keywords

FUS PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; TAF15 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA-BINDING PROTEIN FUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TATA-BINDING PROTEIN ASSOCIATED FACTORS;

EID: 79952585425     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31158     Document Type: Article

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