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Resequencing of 29 candidate genes in patients with familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Archives of neurology - 1 May 2011
Daoud Hussein, Valdmanis Paul N, Gros-Louis Francois, Belzil Véronique, Spiegelman Dan, Henrion Edouard, Diallo Ousmane, Desjarlais Anne, Gauthier Julie, Camu William, Dion Patrick A, Rouleau Guy A
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OBJECTIVE: To identify novel disease-causing genes for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: We carried out a systematic mutation screening of the entire coding regions of 29 candidate genes encoding critically important proteins for proper differentiation and development of corticospinal motor neurons in 190 patients with familial and sporadic ALS. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We focused...
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