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Science 4 January 2008:
Vol. 319. no. 5859, p. 20
DOI: 10.1126/science.319.5859.20
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GENETICS:
The Elusive ALS Genes

Ken Garber

Gene scans for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, have one big problem: Each one identifies a different gene.

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