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GENETIC

No evidence of association between polymorphisms in four genes and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Han Chinese

Ran AnDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P.R. China
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Jing XiDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P.R. China
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Xinglong YangDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P.R. China
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Xiaoli YaoDepartment of Neurology, National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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Yanming XuDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 245-248 | Received 06 Oct 2014, Accepted 14 Dec 2014, Published online: 13 Feb 2015

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