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Research Article

The thermolabile variant of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is a possible risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Peter Kühnlein Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany; Department of Neurology, Schoen Klinik Bad Staffelstein, Bad Staffelstein, Germany
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Hans Jung Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Melinda Farkas Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Salla Keskitalo Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Benjamin Ineichen Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Ilijas Jelcic Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Jens Petersen Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Alexander Semmler Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Michal Weller Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Albert Christian Ludolph Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Michael Linnebank Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 136-139 | Received 03 Aug 2010, Accepted 30 Oct 2010, Published online: 06 Dec 2010

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