Reduced expression of the Kinesin-Associated Protein 3 (KIFAP3) gene increases survival in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a degenerative disorder of motor neurons that typically develops in the 6th decade and is uniformly fatal, usually within 5 years. To identify genetic variants associated with susceptibility and phenotypes in sporadic ALS, we performed a genome-wide SNP analysis in s...

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Main Authors: Sapp, Peter C. (Contributor), Horvitz, Howard Robert (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Horvitz, H. Robert (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: United States National Academy of Sciences, 2010-03-12T21:46:06Z.
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