FUS mutations in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Clinical and genetic analysis

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 837.e1-837.e5

  Sproviero, William ^a   La Bella, Vincenzo ^b   Mazzei, Rosalucia ^a   Valentino, Paola ^c   Rodolico, Carmelo ^d   Simone, Isabella Laura ^e   Logroscino, Giancarlo ^e   Ungaro, Carmine ^a   Magariello, Angela ^a   Patitucci, Alessandra ^a   Tedeschi, Gioacchino ^f   Spataro, Rossella ^b   Condino, Francesca ^a   Bono, Francesco ^c   Citrigno, Luigi ^a   Monsurrò, Maria Rosaria ^f   Muglia, Maria ^a   Gambardella, Antonio ^a,c   Quattrone, Aldo ^c   Conforti, Francesca Luisa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^f SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

ALS; FUS gene; Mutation; Sporadic

Indexed keywords

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FUS GENE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; ITALIAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORADIC AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 84856950280     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: 15581497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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