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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration Volume 14, 2013 - Issue 3
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Parental age and the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Sonja W. de JongDepartment of Neurology, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht
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Mark H. B. HuismanDepartment of Neurology, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht
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Eric A. M. HennekamDepartment of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht
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Nadia A. SutedjaDepartment of Neurology, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht
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Anneke J. van der KooiDepartment of Neurology, Academic Medical Centre
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Marianne de VisserDepartment of Neurology, Academic Medical Centre
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H. Jurgen SchelhaasDonders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Centre for Neuroscience, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Department of Neurology
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Kathelijn FischerJulius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Jan H. VeldinkDepartment of Neurology, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht
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Leonard H. van den BergDepartment of Neurology, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center UtrechtCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 224-227 | Received 30 Jul 2012, Accepted 06 Oct 2012, Published online: 14 Nov 2012

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