About this videoRichard Smith talks about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, a chronic neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects the neuromuscular system. The disease, which causes slow progressive paralysis, is almost always fatal. According to Smith, ten percent of ALS cases are familial, while ninety percent have no known cause. Smith explains that presently there is no cure for ALS and current therapies focus on managing symptoms. He goes on to describe the development and testing of potential therapies that are based on new genetic information available on the disease. |
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CréditosAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Causes and Therapeutic Advances
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