Modelling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: progress and possibilities - PubMed
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Modelling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: progress and possibilities - PubMed
To qualify as a disease, a condition has to have a known originating cause (an etiology), be expressed through known processes (a course), and respond in particular ways to treatment.
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Synchronized long-read genome, methylome, epigenome and transcriptome profiling resolve a Mendelian condition - Nature Genetics
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