Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: National Registry, Genetic & Environmental Factors

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: National Registry, Genetic & Environmental Factors

Announcement: ALS Awareness Month — May 2014 
MMWR Weekly May 2, 2014 / 63(17);387-387

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) registryfrom the Agency for Toxic Subtances and Disease Registry

What causes ALS?  Although no cause has been found for most cases of ALS, a number of inherited factors have been found to cause familial ALS

National ALS Bioregistry to assess the role genetics play in ALS

Genetics and ALS: Find out more information from the NIH Genetics Home Reference- An estimated 5 to 10 percent of ALS is familial and caused by mutations in one of several genes

Did you know there are 194 genes reported in relation to risk and complications of ALS, including 34 genomewide association studies? To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator