title: Cytogenetic analysis of 23 Japanese patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
abstract: The cytogenetic analysis of 23 Japanese patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is reported. G-banded chromosomes of cultured peripheral blood lymphocytes of one subject had a constitutional chromosomal translocation, t(7;13)(p22;q21). No constitutional chromosome abnormality was found in any of the other 22 Japanese patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis tested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sunohara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeuchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000235:genetics*; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007621:Karyotyping; D008214:Lymphocytes; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics; D014178:Translocation, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D013482:Superoxide Dismutase