The heritability of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a clinically ascertained United States research registry

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Wingo, Thomas S ^a,b   Cutler, David J ^b   Yarab, Nicole ^b   Kelly, Crystal M ^b   Glass, Jonathan D ^b  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETICS; INHERITANCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; STATISTICS;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81555218171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027985     Document Type: Article

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