作者: Katarina Vrabec , Metka Ravnik-Glavač
DOI: 10.6016/SLOVMEDJOUR.V84I9.1275
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摘要: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare complex neurodegenerative disease characterized by degeneration of motor neurons in the cerebral cortex, brainstem and spinal cord. The mainly occurs adults, typically between 50. 60. years presents with symptoms like muscular weakness, atrophy later on paralysis which lead to death due respiratory failure within 2-5 from onset remains incurable. start muscles arms or legs (spinal onset) bulbary (bulbar onset). Most ALS cases are sporadic although about 5% familiar. Genetic factors contribute form as well familial form. Mutations have been found 116 genes among SOD1 , TARDBP FUS C9ORF72 represented highest frequencies. Besides those four we also describing 13 other involved process. Oligogenic model has proposed for that considers mutations two more one patient. We emphasize convergence hereditary form, clinically inseparable, diseases share genetic clinical characteristics. Because 2/3 only 11% explained research aimed at discovering new candidate using genome –wide association studies epigenetic causes disease. recently completed first representative analysis patients Slovenia methylation microRNAs currently progress.