Hi Olsen,
Thanks for posting this article here...I know there was a fairly large discussion going on at ALSTDF forums...about cholestrol lowering drugs being linked to the onset of ALS...
My husband never took them..and always had very low cholestrol levels all his life..
But, he did participate in the Gulf War study...which cited nerve gas and insecticides as possible risk factors for developing the disease..
The theory about genetic predisposition and various environmental triggers has been around for awhile in the so-called sporadic cases.....
But, I think it is quite an advancement if they can start narrowing down on some of the genes that might be defective...hopefully one day...a treatment such as gene therapy...can be done...Lisa