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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1668| Title: | Motor Neurone Disease (MND/ALS) among Maltese in Malta and Australia : many sporadic cases were related |
| Authors: | Wyatt, H. V. |
| Keywords: | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Australia Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Malta Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Patients -- Statistics |
| Issue Date: | 2014 |
| Publisher: | Malta Medical Journal |
| Citation: | Wyatt, H. V. (2014). Motor Neurone Disease (MND/ALS) among Maltese in Malta and Australia : many sporadic cases were related. Malta Medical Journal, 26(4), 21-28. |
| Abstract: | Objective: to look for genetic links between cases of MND. Method: to search for ancestors of Maltese cases dying in Malta and Australia and to record dispensations for consanguineous marriages. Results: the median age of death was similar in both countries and in Malta was similar for men and women. Almost 45 % of the cases were related to one or more other cases: however, more than half were sporadic and widely dispersed. Conclusions: MND is not affected by emigration to the southern hemisphere and different life styles. Many MNDs are related and may represent a sub-group. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/1668 |
| Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 26, Issue 4 MMJ, Volume 26, Issue 4 |
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