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Research Article

Identification of two novel ALS2 mutations in infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paraplegia

Shakeela DaudInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (IBBt), UVAS, Lahore, Pakistan,
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Naseebullah KakarInstitute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany, ;International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine Ulm, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany, ;Department of Biotechnology and Informatics, BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan,
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Ingrid GoebelInstitute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany, ;Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany,
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Abu Saeed HashmiInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (IBBt), UVAS, Lahore, Pakistan,
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Tahir YaqubInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (IBBt), UVAS, Lahore, Pakistan, ;Department of Microbiology, UVAS, Lahore, Pakistan,
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Gudrun NürnbergCologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany,
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Peter NürnbergCologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, ;Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, ;Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany,
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Deborah J. Morris-RosendahlClinical Genetics and Genomics, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ;National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Muhammad WasimInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (IBBt), UVAS, Lahore, Pakistan,
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Alexander E. VolkInstitute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany, ;Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany,
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Christian KubischInstitute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany, ;Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany,
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Jamil AhmadDepartment of Biotechnology and Informatics, BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan,
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Guntram BorckInstitute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany, Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 260-265 | Received 13 Jul 2015, Accepted 15 Oct 2015, Published online: 11 Jan 2016

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