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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Brown, Robert H., Al-Chalabi, Ammar·2017·New England Journal of Medicine

Abstract

Progress has been made in understanding the genetic defects and the pathophysiology of this crippling motor neuron disease (commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease). However, this information has not yet led to a successful intervention that alters the course of the disease.

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Authors
Brown, R. H., & Al-Chalabi, A.
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2017-07-13
Volume
377
Issue
2
Pages
162-172
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W4252979096
Cited by
2,125
References
24
FWCI
74.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Brown, R. H., & Al-Chalabi, A. (2017). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. New England Journal of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra1603471

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