Gene:
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4
Description:
Childhood- and adolescent-onset forms of familial ALS (see ALS1, MIM 105400) carry the designation 'juvenile ALS.' Several forms of autosomal recessive juvenile ALS have been identified; see ALS2 (MIM 205100) and ALS5 (MIM 602099).[supplied by OMIM]