Characterization of FUS mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using RNA-Seq.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease resulting in severe muscle weakness and eventual death by respiratory failure. Although little is known about its pathogenesis, mutations in fused in sarcoma/translated in liposarcoma (FUS) are causative for familial ALS. FUS is a mu...

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Main Authors: Marka van Blitterswijk, Eric T Wang, Brad A Friedman, Pamela J Keagle, Patrick Lowe, Ashley Lyn Leclerc, Leonard H van den Berg, David E Housman, Jan H Veldink, John E Landers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3620060?pdf=render