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Alain Pierre Dumas is young adult who was diagnosed recently aftera car accident with an early form of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS). He is terrified because he has no idea about this disease.He then turns to youan old friend in science major and asks you: 1.What is the cause of ALS? 2. do not experience any symptom at themoment. What symptoms & signs will eventually result in thefuture? 3. If ALS eventually gets worse and results to deathwhatwould be the cause? Why? Be specific.

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1 ALS can either be sporadic or familial Sporadic ALS occurs randomly and it accounts for 90 to 95 percent of cases There is no clear risk factor or cause Familial ALS is inherited Around 5 to 10 percent of cases are familial The child of a person with ALS will have a 50 percent chance of developing the condition Other    See Answer
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