Scientists have found a link between the gene that produces the SOD1 enzyme and some cases of the familial type of this disease. Sufferers of this disease often retain control of their eyes the longest of any body function, while the earliest symptoms of this disease include twitching (*) and soreness. As the disease progresses, muscles all over the body atrophy, and if untreated, death comes as t
Scientists have found a link between the gene that produces the SOD1 enzyme and some cases of the familial type of this disease. Sufferers of this disease often retain control of their eyes the longest of any body function, while the earliest symptoms of this disease include twitching (*) and soreness. As the disease progresses, muscles all over the body atrophy, and if untreated, death comes as the diaphragm is no longer able to inflate the lungs. FTP, name this disease, whose famous sufferers include Mao Zedong, Stephen Hawking, and Lou Gehrig.
Scientists have found a link between the gene that produces the SOD1 enzyme and some cases of the familial type of this disease.
{A}myotrophic {L}ateral {S}clerosis (also accept {Maladie de Charcot} and {Motor Neurone Disease}; accept {Lou Gehrig's} Disease before his name is mentioned)