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Genetics

Clinical testing panels for ALS: global distribution, consistency, and challenges

Allison A. Dilliott1 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ahmad Al Nasser2 Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, CanadaView further author information
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Marwa Elnagheeb3 Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USAView further author information
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Jennifer Fifita4 Centre for MND Research, Macquarie Medical School, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Lyndal Henden4 Centre for MND Research, Macquarie Medical School, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Ingrid M. Keseler5 Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USAView further author information
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Steven Lenz6 PreventionGenetics, Marshfield, WI, USAView further author information
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Heather Marriott7 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKView further author information
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Emily Mccann4 Centre for MND Research, Macquarie Medical School, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Maysen Mesaros8 Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USAView further author information
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Sarah Opie-Martin7 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0951-8589View further author information
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Emma Owens3 Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USAView further author information
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Brooke Palus3 Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USAView further author information
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Justyne Ross3 Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USAView further author information
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Zhanjun Wang9 Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Hannah White10 Invitae, San Francisco, CA, USAView further author information
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Ammar Al-Chalabi7 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4924-7712View further author information
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Peter M. Andersen11 Department of Clinical Sciences, Neurosciences, Umeå University, Umeå, SwedenView further author information
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Michael Benatar12 Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4241-5135View further author information
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Ian Blair4 Centre for MND Research, Macquarie Medical School, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Johnathan Cooper-Knock13 Department of Neuroscience, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UKView further author information
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Elizabeth A. Harrington14 Department of Neurology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, NY, USAView further author information
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Jeannine Heckmann15 Division of Neurology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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John Landers16 Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USAView further author information
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Cristiane Moreno17 Department of Neurology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilView further author information
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Melissa Nel15 Division of Neurology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Evadnie Rampersaud18 Center for Applied Bioinformatics, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN, USAView further author information
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Jennifer Roggenbuck19 Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAView further author information
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Guy Rouleau1 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada;20 Department of Genetics, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada;21 Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, CanadaView further author information
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Bryan Traynor22 Neuromuscular Diseases Research Unit, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USAView further author information
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Marka Van Blitterswijk23 Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USAView further author information
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Wouter Van Rheenen24 Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands, andView further author information
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Jan Veldink24 Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands, andView further author information
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Jochen Weishaupt25 Department of Neurology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, GermanyView further author information
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Luke Drury6 PreventionGenetics, Marshfield, WI, USAView further author information
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Matthew B. Harms14 Department of Neurology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, NY, USAView further author information
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Sali M. K. Farhan20 Department of Genetics, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada;21 Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 420-435 | Received 28 Sep 2022, Accepted 22 Jan 2023, Published online: 10 Mar 2023

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