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Genetic epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Jul 2017
Zou Zhang-Yu, Zhou Zhi-Rui, Che Chun-Hui, Liu Chang-Yun, He Rao-Li, Huang Hua-Pin
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BACKGROUND: Genetic studies have shown that C9orf72, SOD1, TARDBP and FUS are the most common mutated genes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Here, we performed a meta-analysis to determine the mutation frequencies of these major ALS-related genes in patients with ALS. METHODS: We performed an extensive literature research to identify all original articles reporting frequencies of C9orf72, SOD1, TARDBP and...
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