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ALS: Recent Developments from Genetics Studies.
Current neurology and neuroscience reports - 1 Jun 2016
Therrien Martine, Dion Patrick A, Rouleau Guy A
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disorder that is characterized by a progressive degeneration of the upper and lower motor neurons. Most cases appear to be sporadic, but 5-10 % of cases have a family history of the disease. High-throughput DNA sequencing and related genomic capture tools are methodological advances which have rapidly contributed to an acceleration in the discovery of genetic risk...
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