The heritability of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a clinically ascertained United States research registry.

The genetic basis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is not entirely clear. While there are families with rare highly penetrant mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase 1 and several other genes that cause apparent Mendelian inheritance of the disease, most ALS occurs in families without another...

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Main Authors: Thomas S Wingo, David J Cutler, Nicole Yarab, Crystal M Kelly, Jonathan D Glass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3222666?pdf=render