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Chromosome 9p21 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Finland: a genome-wide association study.
The Lancet. Neurology - 1 Oct 2010
Laaksovirta Hannu, Peuralinna Terhi, Schymick Jennifer C, Scholz Sonja W, Lai Shaoi-Lin, Myllykangas Liisa, Sulkava Raimo, Jansson Lilja, Hernandez Dena G, Gibbs J Raphael, Nalls Michael A, Heckerman David, Tienari Pentti J, Traynor Bryan J
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BACKGROUND: The genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is not well understood. Finland is a well suited location for a genome-wide association study of ALS because the incidence of the disease is one of the highest in the world, and because the genetic homogeneity of the Finnish pop...
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