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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (50)
Tbio

35

Tchem

10

Tclin

5


Uniprot Description A neurodegenerative disorder affecting upper motor neurons in the brain and lower motor neurons in the brain stem and spinal cord, resulting in fatal paralysis. Sensory abnormalities are absent. The pathologic hallmarks of the disease include pallor of the corticospinal tract due to loss of motor neurons, presence of ubiquitin-positive inclusions within surviving motor neurons, and deposition of pathologic aggregates. The etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is likely to be multifactorial, involving both genetic and environmental factors. The disease is inherited in 5-10% of the cases.
Disease Ontology Description The most common type of familial ALS that has material basis in mutation in the SOD1 gene on chromosome 21.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0007103:  amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1
MESH:C531617: