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[Association between the VEGF -2578С/A polymorphism and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a Russian population].
Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova - 1 Jan 2012
Lysogorskaia E V, Abramycheva N Iu, Zakharova M N, Illarioshkin S N
Abstract excerpt
Genetic predisposition plays an important role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). One of the most promising candidate genes in ALS is the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene. In a Russian population, 192 ALS patients (103 males and 89 females), aged from 20 to 83 years (52.0±13.4), were examined. A control group comprised 128 age- and sex-matched people. All individuals studied...
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