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ALS is only 50% genetic – identifying DNA regions affected by lifestyle and environmental risk factors could help pinpoint avenues for treatment

  • Written by Ramona Zwamborn, PhD candidate in Neurogenetics, Utrecht University
ALS is only 50% genetic – identifying DNA regions affected by lifestyle and environmental risk factors could help pinpoint avenues for treatmentEpigenetics is how behavior and environment affect gene expression.Iryna Dobytchina/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a devastating neurodegenerative disease that affects about 1 in 50,000 people. Well-known people who suffered from ALS include baseball player Lou Gehrig, who lived two years after he was diagnosed, and...

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