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Adipose Tissue Distribution Predicts Survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

BACKGROUND: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that leads to death within a few years after diagnosis. Malnutrition and weight loss are frequent and are indexes of poor prognosis. Total body fat and fat distribution have not been studied in ALS patients. OBJECTIVES: O...

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Autores principales: Lindauer, Eva, Dupuis, Luc, Müller, Hans-Peter, Neumann, Heiko, Ludolph, Albert C., Kassubek, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3694869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23826340
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067783