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Gene-Reading Problem Linked To Lou Gehrig's Disease
March 20, 1998 Johns Hopkins researchers have identified genetic mutations that appear to cause or contribute to more than half of all non-inherited or sporadic cases of the deadly muscle disease amyotrophic ... > full story -
Researchers Closing In On Gene For Paralytic Disorder
March 2, 1998 Scientists at Johns Hopkins and the University of Pennsylvania have tracked down the gene responsible for a paralyzing disease that has plagued at least eight generations of a Maryland family, the ... > full story -
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Drug Slows Progression Of Lou Gehrig's Disease
December 31, 1997 Myotrophin, an experimental drug for Lou Gehrig's disease, appears to slow the disease's symptom ... > full story -
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Potential Test For Lou Gehrig's Disease At Hand
October 30, 1997 Good results in preliminary studies of a potential diagnostic test for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have led Johns Hopkins scientists to call for an expanded trial ... > full story -
Inhibiting Cell-Death Gene May Slow ALS Progression
July 2, 1997 Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital have found that a cell-death gene may play a role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease). In the July 3Nature, they ... > full story
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