The C9ORF72 expansion mutation is a common cause of ALS+/-FTD in Europe and has a single founder - PubMed (original) (raw)

Frequency of the C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia: a cross-sectional study.

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