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Extensive genetics of ALS: a population-based study in Italy.
Neurology - 6 Nov 2012
Chiò Adriano, Calvo Andrea, Mazzini Letizia, Cantello Roberto, Mora Gabriele, Moglia Cristina, Corrado Lucia, D'Alfonso Sandra, Majounie Elisa, Renton Alan, Pisano Fabrizio, Ossola Irene, Brunetti Maura, Traynor Bryan J, Restagno Gabriella
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency and clinical characteristics of patients with mutations of major amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) genes in a prospectively ascertained, population-based epidemiologic series of cases. METHODS: The study population includes all ALS cases diagnosed in Piemonte, Italy, from January 2007 to June 2011. Mutations of SOD1, TARDBP, ANG, FUS, OPTN, and C9ORF72 have been assessed....
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