amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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DOID:332 - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Disease Ontology Definition:A motor neuron disease that is characterized by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, difficulty in speaking, swallowing, and breathing.

Synonyms: ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, motor neuron disease, bulbar

Echinobase Genes Genes associated with this Disease Ontology entry or its descendents or its corresponding OMIM entries

Genes associated with this Disease Ontology entry or its descendents or its corresponding OMIM entries

: dctn1, sod1, c9orf72, als2

Other Model Organisms: Alliance, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee

Parent(s): motor neuron disease (is_a)