Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Alberta, Canada

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 273-277

  Pfister, Ted ^a   Sekhon, Ramnik ^b   White, Mitchell ^a   Scott, Patrick ^b   Munro, Susan ^a   Johnston, Megan ^a   Kalra, Sanjay ^b   Korngut, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ALS; Epidemiology; Familial

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; FAMILIAL AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 84877869369     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2012.754044     Document Type: Article

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