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Second-generation Irish genome-wide association study for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Feb 2015
McLaughlin Russell L, Kenna Kevin P, Vajda Alice, Bede Peter, Elamin Marwa, Cronin Simon, Donaghy Colette G, Bradley Daniel G, Hardiman Orla
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a heritable neurological disease for which the underlying genetic etiology is only partially understood. In Ireland, 83%-90% of cases are currently unexplained. Through large international collaborations, genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have succeeded in identifying a number of genomic loci that contribute toward ALS risk and age at onset. However, for the large...
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