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Peter M. Andersen

Researcher at Umeå University

Publications -  243
Citations -  18699

Peter M. Andersen is an academic researcher from Umeå University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & SOD1. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 240 publications receiving 15937 citations. Previous affiliations of Peter M. Andersen include Harvard University & Medical University of Warsaw.

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Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Wouter van Rheenen, +187 more
- 01 Sep 2016 - 
TL;DR: Evidence of ALS being a complex genetic trait with a polygenic architecture is established and the SNP-based heritability is estimated at 8.5%, with a distinct and important role for low-frequency variants (frequency 1–10%).
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Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene.

Aude Nicolas, +435 more
- 21 Mar 2018 - 
TL;DR: Interestingly, mutations predominantly in the N-terminal motor domain of KIF5A are causative for two neurodegenerative diseases: hereditary spastic paraplegia and Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2.