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Selective Genetic Overlap Between Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Diseases of the Frontotemporal Dementia Spectrum.
JAMA neurology - 1 Jul 2018
Karch Celeste M, Wen Natalie, Fan Chun C, Yokoyama Jennifer S, Kouri Naomi, Ross Owen A, Höglinger Gunter, Müller Ulrich, Ferrari Raffaele, Hardy John, Schellenberg Gerard D, Sleiman Patrick M, Momeni Parastoo, Hess Christopher P, Miller Bruce L, Sharma Manu, Van Deerlin Vivianna, Smeland Olav B, Andreassen Ole A, Dale Anders M, Desikan Rahul S
Abstract excerpt
Importance: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of upper and lower motor neurons. Although novel ALS genetic variants have been identified, the shared genetic risk between ALS and other neurodegenerative disorders remains poorly understood. Objectives: To examine whether there are common genetic variants that determine the risk for ALS and other...
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