Recessive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis families with the D90A SOD1 mutation share a common founder: Evidence for a linked protective factor

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2045-2050

  Al Chalabi, Ammar ^a   Andersen, Peter M ^b   Chioza, Barry ^a   Shaw, Christopher ^a   Sham, Pak C ^a   Robberecht, Wim ^c   Matthijs, Gert ^d   Camu, William ^e   Marklund, Stefan L ^b   Forsgren, Lars ^b   Rouleau, Guy ^f   Laing, Nigel G ^g   Hurse, P V ^g   Siddique, Teepu ^h   Leigh, P Nigel ^a   Powell, John F ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d CENTER FOR HUMAN GENETICS   (Belgium)

^e GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^h NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; DOMINANT INHERITANCE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 7844227669     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.13.2045     Document Type: Article

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