Archive for the tag 'Lou Gehrig’s Disease'

Dec 09 2009

SNPwatch: A New Genetic Variant Associated with ALS Risk and Age-of-Onset

Published by Shwu under SNPwatch

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a rare and deadly neurological disorder affecting voluntary muscle movement. It typically claims victims’ lives about three years after symptoms begin. In the United States,  the condition is more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, after the Yankees slugger who died of ALS in 1941. About 20,000 people in the [...]

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Sep 10 2009

SNPwatch: Genetic Variations May Increase Risk for ALS

Published by SatyaS under SNPwatch, news

Scientists are narrowing in on two regions of the human genome that could be responsible for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
ALS is a neurodegenerative disorder that weakens muscles and paralyzes patients within three years of onset, and has no known cure. The available drug treatment delays progression by only three [...]

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