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ALSgeneScanner: a pipeline for the analysis and interpretation of DNA sequencing data of ALS patients

Alfredo IacoangeliDepartment of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK; ;Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ahmad Al KhleifatDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7406-9831View further author information
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William SprovieroDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, UK; View further author information
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Aleksey ShatunovDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, UK; View further author information
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Ashley R. JonesDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, UK; View further author information
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Sarah Opie-MartinDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, UK; View further author information
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Ersilia NaselliDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, UK; View further author information
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Simon D. ToppUK Dementia Research Institute, King’s College London, London, UK; View further author information
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Isabella FoghDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, UK; ;Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico, Milan, Italy; View further author information
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Angela HodgesDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, UK; View further author information
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Richard J. DobsonDepartment of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK; ;Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, UCL Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK; ;National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and Dementia Unit at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College London, London, UK; View further author information
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Stephen J. NewhouseDepartment of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK; ;Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, UCL Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK; ;National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and Dementia Unit at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College London, London, UK; View further author information
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Ammar Al-ChalabiUK Dementia Research Institute, King’s College London, London, UK; ;Department of Neurology, King’s College Hospital, London, UKORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4924-7712View further author information
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Pages 207-215 | Received 12 Sep 2018, Accepted 27 Nov 2018, Published online: 05 Mar 2019

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