Genetics of familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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Diseases affecting motor neurons, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gerhig's disease), hereditary spastic paraplegia and spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (Kennedy's disease) are a heterogeneous group of chronic progressive diseases and are among the most puzzling yet untreatable illnesses. Over the last decade, identification of mutations in genes predisposing to these disorders has provided the means to...

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