Patent Document ID: 9150860
Application ID: 13055482
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for detecting a mutant FUS/TLS gene in a human subject, comprising: (a) direct sequencing a FUS/TLS nucleic acid as set forth in SEQ ID NO:3 or a fragment thereof in a sample obtained from a human subject, and (b) detecting a genetic variant in the FUS/TLS nucleic acid, wherein said genetic variant is selected from: a G at the position corresponding to position 1551 of SEQ ID NO:3; a G at the position corresponding to position 1561 of SEQ ID NO:3; a Tat the position corresponding to position 1542 of SEQ ID NO:3; a T at the position corresponding to position 1543 of SEQ ID NO:3; a T at the position corresponding to position 1561 of SEQ ID NO:3; an A at the position corresponding to position 1562 of SEQ ID NO:3; a G at the position corresponding to position 1564 of SEQ ID NO: 3; and a C at the position corresponding to position 1572 of SEQ ID NO:3.