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SUBMITTER: Andrew AS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7821307 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Andrew Angeline S AS Bradley Walter G WG Peipert Daniel D Butt Tanya T Amoako Kwadwo K Pioro Erik P EP Tandan Rup R Novak John J Quick Adam A Pugar K Doug KD Sawlani Komal K Katirji Bashar B Hayes Todd A TA Cazzolli Pamela P Gui Jiang J Mehta Paul P Horton D Kevin DK Stommel Elijah W EW
Muscle & nerve 20201018 1
Most amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases are considered sporadic, without a known genetic basis, and environmental exposures are thought to play a causal role. To learn more about sporadic ALS etiology, we recruited n = 188 ALS patients from northern New England and Ohio and matched controls 2:1 from the general population of the same regions. Questionnaires evaluated the association between a variety of lifestyle, behavioral (ie, hobbies and activities), and occupational factors and the r ...[more]