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Analysis of IFT74 as a candidate gene for chromosome 9p-linked ALS-FTD.
BMC neurology - 13 Dec 2006
Momeni Parastoo, Schymick Jennifer, Jain Shushant, Cookson Mark R, Cairns Nigel J, Greggio Elisa, Greenway Matthew J, Berger Stephen, Pickering-Brown Stuart, Chiò Adriano, Fung Hon Chung, Holtzman David M, Huey Edward D, Wassermann Eric M, Adamson Jennifer, Hutton Michael L, Rogaeva Ekaterina, St George-Hyslop Peter, Rothstein Jeffrey D, Hardiman Orla, Grafman Jordan, Singleton Andrew, Hardy John, Traynor Bryan J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A new locus for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis--frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) has recently been ascribed to chromosome 9p. METHODS: We identified chromosome 9p segregating haplotypes within two families with ALS-FTD (F476 and F2) and undertook mutational screening of candidate gene...
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