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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration Volume 19, 2018 - Issue 7-8
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Relationship of statins and other cholesterol-lowering medications and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the US elderly

D. Michal FreedmanDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA; View further author information
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Ralph W. KunclDepartment of Biology, University of the Redlands, Redlands, CA, USA; View further author information
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Elizabeth K. CahoonDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA; View further author information
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Donna R. RiveraDivision of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USAView further author information
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Ruth M. PfeifferDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 538-546 | Received 20 Mar 2018, Accepted 10 Jun 2018, Published online: 04 Dec 2018

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Zhiguang Li, Mei Tian, Hongning Jia, Xin Li, Qi Liu, Xiaomeng Zhou, Rui Li, Hui Dong & Yaling Liu. (2023) Genetic variation in targets of lipid-lowering drugs and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk: a Mendelian randomization study. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration 0:0, pages 1-10.
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