Cytogenetic analysis of 23 Japanese patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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.
Kaneko
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Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
Saito
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F
Sunohara
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N
Ikeuchi
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T
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*
D013482:Superoxide Dismutase