Viral Genes in ALS (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Viral Genes in ALS

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Scientists studied human and mouse brains to show that genes for a seemingly inactive and inherited virus may cause ALS.

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Courtesy of Nath lab, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD

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