Environmental insults: critical triggers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Abstract Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterised by a rapid loss of lower and upper motor neurons. As a complex disease, the ageing process and complicated gene-environment interactions are involved in the majority of cases. Main body Signifi...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Translational Neurodegeneration |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40035-017-0087-3 |