Relationships between Disease Progression and Serum Levels of Lipid, Urate, Creatinine and Ferritin in Japanese Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ikeda, Ken; Hirayama, Takehisa; Takazawa, Takanori; Kawabe, Kiyokazu; Iwasaki, Yasuo

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7465

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Relationships between Disease Progression and Serum Levels of Lipid, Urate, Creatinine and Ferritin in Japanese Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Published in Internal Medicine • Jan 1, 2012

Authors:

Ken Ikeda

Takehisa Hirayama

Takanori Takazawa

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have reported distinct serological profiles of lipid, urate and ferritin in Western patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We aimed to examine the levels of these serological factors and their relationship to disease progression in Japanese ALS patients. METHO...

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Medicine

Internal medicine

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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