CX3CR1 is a modifying gene of survival and progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

The objective of this study was to investigate the association of functional variants of the human CX3CR1 gene (Fractalkine receptor) with the risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), the survival and the progression rate of the disease symptoms in a Spanish ALS cohort. 187 ALS patients (142 spo...

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Main Authors: Alan Lopez-Lopez, Josep Gamez, Emilio Syriani, Miguel Morales, Maria Salvado, Manuel J Rodríguez, Nicole Mahy, Jose M Vidal-Taboada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4013026?pdf=render