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No evidence for a large difference in ALS frequency in populations of African and European origin: A population based study in inner city London

Ricardo Rojas-GarciaDepartment of Neurology, Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Neurodegeneración (CIBERNED);King's College London, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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Kirsten M. ScottKing's College London, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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Jose Carlos RocheKing's College London, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK;Department of Neurology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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William ScottonKing's College London School of Medicine, London
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Naomi MartinKing's College London, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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Anna JanssenKing's College London, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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Laura H. GoldsteinKing's College London, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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P. Nigel LeighKing's College London, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK;Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Trafford Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Sussex, Sussex, UK
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Cathy M. EllisMotor Nerve Clinic, Academic Neurosciences Centre, King's College Hospital, London
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Christopher E. ShawKing's College London, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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Ammar Al-ChalabiKing's College London, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 66-68 | Received 04 May 2011, Accepted 25 Oct 2011, Published online: 03 Jan 2012

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