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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration Volume 16, 2015 - Issue 7-8
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Effect of lipid profile on prognosis in the patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Insights from the olesoxime clinical trial

Muhammad K. RafiqThe Academic Neurology Unit, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ellen LeeThe Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Michael BradburnThe Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Christopher J. McDermottThe Academic Neurology Unit, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Pamela J. ShawThe Academic Neurology Unit, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Pages 478-484 | Received 19 Apr 2015, Accepted 10 May 2015, Published online: 10 Jul 2015

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