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Original Articles: Biomarkers

Multicentre quality control evaluation of different biomarker candidates for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Stefan LehnertDepartment of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Julia CostaInstituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras
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Mamede de CarvalhoInstituto de Medicina Molecular - Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Janine KirbyDepartment of Neuroscience, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Magdalena Kuzma-KozakiewiczDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Claudia MorelliIRCCS Istituto Auxologio Italiano, Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Milan
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Wim RobberechtNeurology Department, University Hospital Leuven, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven and Leuven Institute of Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Pamela ShawDepartment of Neuroscience, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Vincenzo SilaniIRCCS Istituto Auxologio Italiano, Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Milan;Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation ‘Dino Ferrari’ Center, Università degli studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Petra SteinackerDepartment of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Hayrettin TumaniDepartment of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Philip Van DammeNeurology Department, University Hospital Leuven, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven and Leuven Institute of Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Albert LudolphDepartment of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Markus OttoDepartment of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 344-350 | Received 14 Aug 2013, Accepted 12 Jan 2014, Published online: 28 Feb 2014

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