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Study Identifies New Genetic Risk Factor for Lou Gehrig’s Disease

An international study led by biologists and neuroscientists from the University of Pennsylvania, published this week in Nature, has identified a new genetic risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Using yeast and fruit fly as simple, yet rapid and powerful models, and then following up with human DNA screening, the team found evidence that mutations in the ataxin 2 gene were a genetic contributor to the disease. More specifically, the study shows that expansions of a run of the amino acid glutamine in ataxin 2 are associated with an increased risk for ALS, with a frequency of 4.7 percent of ALS cases examined.

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