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Concurrence of multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in patients with hexanucleotide repeat expansions of C9ORF72.
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Abstract
Crossover in the pathogenic mechanisms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) has been described but is poorly understood. A GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion of C9ORF72 has recently been identified in a significant proportion of patients with ALS.