Italians find ALS gene
 

Italians find ALS gene
'First piece of jigsaw, ' researcher says

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(ANSA) - Turin, March 3 - An Italian-led study has identified a gene that regulates the killer nerve-wasting disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

''This is a first but very important piece of the jigsaw in discovering the causes that trigger this mysterious and crippling disease,'' said lead researcher Adriano Chio' of Turin's La Molinette hospital.


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