07-15-2014, 06:49 PM
C.D.HarrisCure for motor neurone disease?
I saw this article today
"Have scientists found a cure..." and wondered if this is just another false alarm. If not, why couldn't this research apply to Kennedy's Disease?
07-16-2014, 10:51 AM
BruceI am not a researcher or doctor, but this is what I know.
The research is preliminary and a long way from a trial (at least one year). ALS is an upper and lower motor neuron disease and KD is a lower motor neuron disease. The SOD1 gene is what is being focused on. It is a different gene than the one that has been associated with KD.
Yet, wouldn't it be wonderful if they could find a treatment for ALS.