Occurrence of β‐methylamino‐l‐alanine (BMAA) in ALS/PDC patients from Guam

Murch, S.; Cox, P.; Banack, S.; Banack, S.; Steele, J.; Sacks, O.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.2004.00320.x

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Occurrence of β‐methylamino‐l‐alanine (BMAA) in ALS/PDC patients from Guam

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S. Murch

P. Cox

S. Banack

Abstract

We tested the brain tissues of the Chamorro people of Guam who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/Parkinsonism dimentia complex (ALS/PDC) for the neurotoxin β‐methylamino‐l‐alanine (BMAA). We used validated high‐pressure liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry analyses t...

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