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FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Myonexus Therapeutics’ MYO-102 Gene Therapy Drug for Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2D

By Jeanene Swanson | January 4, 2019
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Risky Business: Nongenetic Factors May Increase Odds of Developing ALS

By Amy Madsen | February 3, 2013
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C9ORF72 Mutation Most Common Cause of Familial ALS, FTD, ALS-FTD

By Amy Madsen | September 20, 2011
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National ALS Registry Now Open

By Miriam Davidson | October 19, 2010
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ALS: Not Just About Motor Neurons Anymore

By Margaret Wahl | April 30, 2010
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Water-Contamination Link to ALS Tenuous Without More Data

By Margaret Wahl | June 30, 2009
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ALS: A Vicious Cycle

By MDA Staff | May 7, 2009
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Gulf War Vets More Likely to Get ALS

By Margaret Wahl | September 30, 2003
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Bats and Nuts Yield Environmental Clue to ALS on Guam

By Dan Stimson | May 3, 2002
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Simply Stated: Oxidative Stress

By MDA Staff | March 31, 2000