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. 1996 Nov;59(5):1165–1167.

A specific superoxide dismutase mutation is on the same genetic background in sporadic and familial cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

C Hayward, R J Swingler, S A Simpson, D J Brock
PMCID: PMC1914828  PMID: 8900247

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