Deleted 4977-bp mitochondrial DNA mutation is associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A hospital-based case-control study

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 737-743

  Ro, Long Sun ^a   Lai, Shiao Lin ^a   Chen, Chiung Mei ^a   Chen, Sien Tsong ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ALS; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Deletion; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ADULT; AGE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUTATION RATE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUTATION; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0344012223     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10504     Document Type: Article

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