1. Mutations in the tail and rod domains of the neurofilament heavy‐chain gene increase the risk of ALS
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Heather Marriott, Thomas P. Spargo, Ahmad Al Khleifat, Peter M Andersen, Nazli A. Başak, Johnathan Cooper‐Knock, Philippe Corcia, Philippe Couratier, Mamede deCarvalho, Vivian Drory, Marc Gotkine, John E. Landers, Russell McLaughlin, Jesús S. Mora Pardina, Karen E. Morrison, Susana Pinto, Christopher E. Shaw, Pamela J. Shaw, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Philip vanDamme, Leonard H. van denBerg, Patrick Vourc'h, Markus Weber, Jan H. Veldink, Project MinE ALS Sequencing Consortium, Richard J. Dobson, Patrick Schwab, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, and Alfredo Iacoangeli
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Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Abstract Objective Neurofilament heavy‐chain gene (NEFH) variants are associated with multiple neurodegenerative diseases, however, their relationship with ALS has not been robustly explored. Still, NEFH is commonly included in genetic screening panels worldwide. We therefore aimed to determine if NEFH variants modify ALS risk. Methods Genetic data of 11,130 people with ALS and 7,416 controls from the literature and Project MinE were analysed. We performed meta‐analyses of published case–control studies reporting NEFH variants, and variant analysis of NEFH in Project MinE whole‐genome sequencing data. Results Fixed‐effects meta‐analysis found that rare (MAF
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- 2024
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