UCSF researcher identifies risk genes for ALS

(University of California - San Francisco) The largest analysis to date of genetic data in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- the muscle-crippling neurodegenerative disease that afflicted the late astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and cut short the career of iconic Yankee baseball slugger Lou Gehrig -- has identified two previously unrecognized genetic risks that are significantly associated with the disease.
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