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Genome-wide association reveals three SNPs associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis through a two-locus analysis.
BMC medical genetics - 9 Sept 2009
Sha Qiuying, Zhang Zhaogong, Schymick Jennifer C, Traynor Bryan J, Zhang Shuanglin
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BACKGROUND: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, degenerative neuromuscular disease characterized by a progressive loss of voluntary motor activity. About 95% of ALS patients are in "sporadic form"-meaning their disease is not associated with a family history of the disease. To date, the genetic factors of the sporadic form of ALS are poorly understood. METHODS: We proposed a two-stage approach based...
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