Definition of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2: ALS2. A juvenile-onset form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and caused by mutation in the gene encoding alsin on chromosome 2q33.
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