Chromosome 9p21 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Finland: a genome-wide association study
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Neurology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1474-4422
DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(10)70184-8