Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a neurodegenerative disorder poised for successful therapeutic translation

RJ Mead, N Shan, HJ Reiser, F Marshall… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disease caused by degeneration of
motor neurons. As with all major neurodegenerative disorders, development of disease …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: translating genetic discoveries into therapies

F Akçimen, ER Lopez, JE Landers, A Nath… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent advances in sequencing technologies and collaborative efforts have led to
substantial progress in identifying the genetic causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …

Genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: seeking therapeutic targets in the era of gene therapy

N Suzuki, A Nishiyama, H Warita, M Aoki - Journal of human genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an intractable disease that causes respiratory failure
leading to mortality. The main locus of ALS is motor neurons. The success of antisense …

The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis exposome: recent advances and future directions

SA Goutman, MG Savelieff, DG Jang, J Hur… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease of motor neuron degeneration with
typical survival of only 2–5 years from diagnosis. The causes of ALS are multifactorial …

Unraveling the complex interplay between genes, environment, and climate in ALS

R Vasta, R Chia, BJ Traynor, A Chio - EBioMedicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
Various genetic and environmental risk factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Despite this, the cause of most ALS cases remains …

[HTML][HTML] Mendelian randomization studies in atopic dermatitis: a systematic review

KG Elhage, A Kranyak, JQ Jin, K Haran… - Journal of Investigative …, 2024 - Elsevier
Prior studies have found associations between atopic dermatitis (AD) and comorbidities,
including depression, obesity, asthma, and allergic rhinitis. Although observational studies …

[HTML][HTML] Mendelian randomization studies in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review

JQ Jin, KG Elhage, RK Spencer, MS Davis… - Journal of Investigative …, 2023 - Elsevier
Psoriasis (PSO) and psoriatic arthritis (PSA) are inflammatory diseases with complex genetic
and environmental contributions. Although studies have identified environmental and …

[HTML][HTML] Rare and common genetic determinants of mitochondrial function determine severity but not risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

C Harvey, M Weinreich, JAK Lee, AC Shaw… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease involving selective
vulnerability of energy-intensive motor neurons (MNs). It has been unclear whether …

Brain vascular health in ALS is mediated through motor cortex microvascular integrity

S Schreiber, J Bernal, P Arndt, F Schreiber, P Müller… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Brain vascular health appears to be critical for preventing the development of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) and slowing its progression. ALS patients often demonstrate …

Phenome-wide Mendelian randomisation analysis identifies causal factors for age-related macular degeneration

TH Julian, J Cooper-Knock, S MacGregor, H Guo… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in
the industrialised world and is projected to affect> 280 million people worldwide by 2040 …