ANG mutations segregate with familial and 'sporadic' amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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作者
Greenway, MJ [1 ]
Andersen, PM
Russ, C
Ennis, S
Cashman, S
Donaghy, C
Patterson, V
Swingler, R
Kieran, D
Prehn, J
Morrison, KE
Green, A
Acharya, KR
Brown, RH
Hardiman, O
机构
[1] Royal Coll Surgeons Ireland, Dept Clin Neurol Sci, Dublin 2, Ireland
[2] Our Ladys Hosp Sick Children, Natl Ctr Med Genet, Dublin, Ireland
[3] Umea Univ, Dept Neurol, S-90187 Umea, Sweden
[4] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Day Neuromuscular Res Lab, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[5] Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Med & Med Sci, Conway Inst, Dublin, Ireland
[6] Royal Victoria Hosp, Dept Neurol, Belfast BT12 6BA, Antrim, North Ireland
[7] Univ Dundee, Ninewells Hosp, Dept Neurol, Dundee, Scotland
[8] Royal Coll Surgeons Ireland, Dept Physiol, Dublin 2, Ireland
[9] Univ Birmingham, Dept Clin Neurosci, Birmingham, W Midlands, England
[10] Univ Bath, Dept Biol & Biochem, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England
[11] Beaumont Hosp, Dept Neurol, Dublin 9, Ireland
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英国惠康基金;
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10.1038/ng1742
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
We recently identified angiogenin (ANG) as a candidate susceptibility gene for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by adult-onset loss of motor neurons. We now report the finding of seven missense mutations in 15 individuals, of whom four had familial ALS and 11 apparently 'sporadic' ALS. Our findings provide further evidence that variations in hypoxia-inducible genes have an important role in motor neuron degeneration.
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