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Editorial
. 2018 Aug;89(8):794.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-318354. Epub 2018 Apr 12.

How much of the missing heritability of ALS is hidden in known ALS genes?

Philip Van Damme  1   2   3
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Editorial

How much of the missing heritability of ALS is hidden in known ALS genes?

Philip Van Damme. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2018 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Als; genetics.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Comment on

  • Comprehensive analysis of the mutation spectrum in 301 German ALS families.
    Müller K, Brenner D, Weydt P, Meyer T, Grehl T, Petri S, Grosskreutz J, Schuster J, Volk AE, Borck G, Kubisch C, Klopstock T, Zeller D, Jablonka S, Sendtner M, Klebe S, Knehr A, Günther K, Weis J, Claeys KG, Schrank B, Sperfeld AD, Hübers A, Otto M, Dorst J, Meitinger T, Strom TM, Andersen PM, Ludolph AC, Weishaupt JH; German ALS network MND-NET. Müller K, et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2018 Aug;89(8):817-827. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-317611. Epub 2018 Apr 12. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2018. PMID: 29650794

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