Chapter 23 The genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Supplements to Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 57, Issue C, 2004, Pages 211-227

  Andersen, Peter Munch ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; REVIEW;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; HUMANS;

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DOI: 10.1016/S1567-424X(09)70359-9     Document Type: Article

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