Dietary exposure to the cyanotoxin BMAA is suspected to be the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Western Pacific Islands. (journals.plos.org)
As his death neared, he wrote of his fading hearing, perceiving a story about a big - time publicist diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as a story about a «cuttlefish.» (sciencenews.org)
For example, RNA - binding proteins are overexpressed in many human cancers, and mutations in some of these proteins have been linked to neurological and neurodegenerative disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. (sciencedaily.com)