Reply to Comment on "Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Population-Based Case-Control Study"

Tommaso Filippini¹, Marina Tesauro², Maria Fiore³, Carlotta Malagoli¹, Michela Consonni², Federica Violi^{1

4}, Laura Iacuzio^{1

5}, Elisa Arcolin¹, Gea Oliveri Conti³, Antonio Cristaldi³, Pietro Zuccarello³, Elisabetta Zucchi⁶, Letizia Mazzini⁷, Fabrizio Pisano⁸, Ileana Gagliardi⁷, Francesco Patti³, Jessica Mandrioli⁹, Margherita Ferrante³, Marco Vinceti^{1

10}

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¹ CREAGEN-Environmental, Genetic and Nutritional Epidemiology Research Center, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G. F. Ingrassia", Catania University, 95123 Catania, Italy.
⁴ Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
⁵ Department of Public Health, Local Health Unit, 41121 Modena, Italy.
⁶ Neurology Unit, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy.
⁷ ALS Centre Department of Neurology, 'Maggiore della Carità' University Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy.
⁸ Neurological Rehabilitation Division, Policlinico San Marco di Zingonia, 24046 Zingonia (BG), Italy.
⁹ Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, S. Agostino Estense Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Modena, 41126 Modena, Italy.
¹⁰ Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA.

PMID: 32906597
PMCID: PMC7559024
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17186492

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Reply to Comment on "Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Population-Based Case-Control Study"

Tommaso Filippini et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020.

. 2020 Sep 7;17(18):6492.

doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186492.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ CREAGEN-Environmental, Genetic and Nutritional Epidemiology Research Center, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G. F. Ingrassia", Catania University, 95123 Catania, Italy.
⁴ Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
⁵ Department of Public Health, Local Health Unit, 41121 Modena, Italy.
⁶ Neurology Unit, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy.
⁷ ALS Centre Department of Neurology, 'Maggiore della Carità' University Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy.
⁸ Neurological Rehabilitation Division, Policlinico San Marco di Zingonia, 24046 Zingonia (BG), Italy.
⁹ Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, S. Agostino Estense Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Modena, 41126 Modena, Italy.
¹⁰ Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA.

PMID: 32906597
PMCID: PMC7559024
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17186492

Abstract

We much appreciate the positive comments and interest concerning our study on the environmental and occupational risk factors of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Comment on

Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Population-Based Case-Control Study.
Filippini T, Tesauro M, Fiore M, Malagoli C, Consonni M, Violi F, Iacuzio L, Arcolin E, Oliveri Conti G, Cristaldi A, Zuccarello P, Zucchi E, Mazzini L, Pisano F, Gagliardi I, Patti F, Mandrioli J, Ferrante M, Vinceti M. Filippini T, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 22;17(8):2882. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17082882. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020. PMID: 32331298 Free PMC article.
Comment on: Filippini, T.; Tesauro, M.; Fiore, M.; Malagoli, C.; Consonni, M.; Violi, F.; Iacuzio, L.; Arcolin, E.; Oliveri Conti, G.; Cristaldi, A.; Zuccarello, P.; Zucchi, E.; Mazzini, L.; Pisano, F.; Gagliardi, I.; Patti, F.; Mandrioli, J.; Ferrante, M.; Vinceti, M. Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2882.
Dickerson AS. Dickerson AS. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 7;17(18):6490. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186490. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020. PMID: 32906588 Free PMC article.

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