Gene discovery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Implications for clinical management

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 96-104

  Al Chalabi, Ammar ^a   Van Den Berg, Leonard H ^b   Veldink, Jan ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIN; ATAXIN 2; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; OPTINEURIN;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANG GENE; ATXN2 GENE; C21ORF2 GENE; C9ORF72 GENE; CAMTA1 GENE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; ELP3 GENE; FUS GENE; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMAN; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; NEFH GENE; NEK1 GENE; NONHUMAN; OPTN GENE; PATHOGENESIS; PLEIOTROPY; REVIEW; SETX GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMN1 GENE; SOD1 GENE; TAF15 GENE; TARDBP GENE; TBK1 GENE; UNC13A GENE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MUTATION;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 85006324022     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2016.182     Document Type: Review

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