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Apolipoprotein E is associated with age at onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Neurogenetics - 1 Dec 2004
Li Yi-Ju, Pericak-Vance Margaret A, Haines Jonathan L, Siddique Nailah, McKenna-Yasek Diane, Hung Wu-Yen, Sapp Peter, Allen Coy I, Chen Wenjie, Hosler Betsy, Saunders Ann M, Dellefave Lisa M, Brown Robert H, Siddique Teepu
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is a confirmed risk factor for Alzheimer disease. APOE is also involved in several other neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson disease and multiple sclerosis. Previous studies of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease, ALS) have investigated the effect of APOE on the risk of developing ALS, age at onset, site of onset, and duration of the disease. The results have...
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