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Scientists discover a new genetic form of ALS in children
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Scientists discover a new genetic form of ALS in children

by  National Institutes of Health NIH researchers discovered a new form of ALS that begins in childhood. The study linked the disease to a gene called SPLTC1. As part of the study, NIH senior scientist Carsten Bonnemann, M.D., (right) examined Claudia Digregorio (left), a patient from the Apulia region of Italy. Credit: NIH/NINDS. In a study...