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State of play in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis genetics.
Nature neuroscience - 1 Jan 2014
Renton Alan E, Chiò Adriano, Traynor Bryan J
Abstract excerpt
Considerable progress has been made in unraveling the genetic etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common form of adult-onset motor neuron disease and the third most common neurodegenerative disease overall. Here we review genes implicated in the pathogenesis of motor neuron degeneration and how this new information is changing the way we think about this fatal disorder. Specifically, we...
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