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Jun 17, 2021

A Distinctive Inflammatory Signature Found in a Genetic Form of ALS

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, neuroscience

Summary: Researchers found an increased inflammatory signal in patients with the C90rf72 subtype of ALS. The increased inflammatory biomarkers could be found in peripheral serum tests.

Source: Thomas Jefferson University.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that strikes nearly 5000 people in the U.S. every year.

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