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Screening of the regulatory and coding regions of vascular endothelial growth factor in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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P.J.S. is supported by Wellcome Trust, J.K. and P.J.S. are supported by the Motor Neurone Disease Association A.B. is supported by the Brain Trust. We are grateful to Ann Dalton and colleagues at the Sheffield Children’s Hospital for allowing us to use the ABI 3730 DNA analyser.

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  1. Academic Neurology Unit, Medical School, University of Sheffield, E Floor, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield , S10 2RX, UK

    Alice Brockington, Janine Kirby, Dean Eggitt, Emma Schofield & Pamela J. Shaw

  2. Institute of Human Genetics, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Central Parkway, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK

    Chris Morris

  3. Academic Unit of Pathology, Medical School, University of Sheffield, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK

    Claire E. Lewis & Paul G. Ince

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Brockington, A., Kirby, J., Eggitt, D. et al. Screening of the regulatory and coding regions of vascular endothelial growth factor in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurogenetics 6, 101–104 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10048-004-0201-4

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