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Contribution of TARDBP mutations to sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18931000     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIMS AND BACKGROUND: Mutations in the TARDBP gene, which encodes the TAR DNA binding protein (TDP-43), have been described in individuals with familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We screened the TARDBP gene in 285 French sporadic ALS patients to assess the frequency of TARDBP mutations in ALS. RESULTS: Six individuals had potentially deleterious mutations of which three were novel including a Y374X truncating mutation and P363A and A382P missense mutations. This suggests that TARDBP mutations may predispose to ALS in approximately 2% of the individuals followed in this study. CONCLUSION: Our findings, combined with those from other collections, brings the total number of mutations in unrelated ALS patients to 17, further suggesting that mutations in the TARDBP gene have an important role in the pathogenesis of ALS.
Authors:
H Daoud; P N Valdmanis; E Kabashi; P Dion; N Dupré; W Camu; V Meininger; G A Rouleau
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-10-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of medical genetics     Volume:  46     ISSN:  1468-6244     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Med. Genet.     Publication Date:  2009 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-02-02     Completed Date:  2009-03-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985087R     Medline TA:  J Med Genet     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  112-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Centre of Excellence in Neuromics, CHUM Research Center and the Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / genetics*,  metabolism
Base Sequence
Cohort Studies
DNA Mutational Analysis
DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*,  metabolism
Female
Gene Frequency
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA-Binding Proteins; 0/protein TDP-43

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