<i>NEK1</i>mutations in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Sir, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by adult-onset loss of motor neurons. Five to 10% of all ALS cases are familial ALS. To date, more than 20 genes have been implicated in causing familial ALS, with the discovery of mutations in CHCHD10 ( Bannwarth et al. , 2014 ) and TBK1 ( Cirulli et al. , 2015 ; Freischmidt et al. , 2015 ) representing the latest...

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