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A raw nerve

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Two recently discovered genes involved in ALS could reveal the pathways that are central to the neurodegeneration caused by the disease. But as some researchers storm ahead suggesting treatments targeting these genes, others are questioning how relevant the reports are for nonheritable forms of the disease. Virginia Hughes investigates why the new findings seem to have struck a nerve in the ALS community.

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