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Further analysis of KIFAP3 gene in ALS patients from Switzerland and Sweden.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration - 1 May 2017
Czell David, Sapp Peter C, Neuwirth Christoph, Weber Markus, Andersen Peter M, Brown Robert H
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A series of studies suggests that susceptibility to ALS may be influenced by variants in multiple genes. While analyses of the 10% of cases of familial origin have identified more than 33 monogenic ALS-causing genetic defects, little is known about genetic factors that influence susceptibility or phenotype in sporadic ALS (SALS). We and others conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in a cohort of 1014...
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