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A hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 causes familial and sporadic ALS in Taiwan.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Sept 2012
Tsai Ching-Paio, Soong Bing-Wen, Tu Pang-Hsien, Lin Kon-Ping, Fuh Jong-Ling, Tsai Pei-Chien, Lu Yi-Chun, Lee I-Hui, Lee Yi-Chung
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A GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion in the C9ORF72 gene was recently identified as an important cause of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia in Caucasian populations. The role of the C9ORF72 repeat expansion in ALS in Chinese populations has received litt...
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