crista Forum Guru
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| | 04/07/04 - 07:26 PM  
 
   
 
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what enzyme deficiency occurs in some pts. with ALS?
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| Idiopathic Forum Guru
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| | 04/07/04 - 08:43 PM  
 
   
 
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Well, it isnt a deficiency...in the familial form of ALS, there is a defective SOD (gene from chromosome 21) which may actually produce more free radicals, rather then protect from them.
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