A genetic mutation connected with an inherited form of Lou Gehrig's disease known in the medical world as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been recognized by an international team of researchers. About five percent of ALS cases are hereditary. In their study, the team used a new type of genomics technology called exome sequencing to find the mutation in the valosin contain protein (VCP) gene, which has been explain as a molecular "chaperone" aiding various cellular activities such as protein breakdown.
"Identify the genetic mutations responsible for the inherited form of ALS increases our knowledge of the disease process. Mutations in the VCP gene show to cause one to two percent of the familial ALS cases," project leader Dr. Bryan Traynor, of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics at the U.S. National Institute on Aging, said in an NIA news free. ALS is a rapidly progressive, fatal neurological disease that destroy the neurons that control unpaid muscles. People with the disease lose their strength and the aptitude to move their arms, legs and body. They finally lose the ability to breathe.
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"Identify the genetic mutations responsible for the inherited form of ALS increases our knowledge of the disease process. Mutations in the VCP gene show to cause one to two percent of the familial ALS cases," project leader Dr. Bryan Traynor, of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics at the U.S. National Institute on Aging, said in an NIA news free. ALS is a rapidly progressive, fatal neurological disease that destroy the neurons that control unpaid muscles. People with the disease lose their strength and the aptitude to move their arms, legs and body. They finally lose the ability to breathe.
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