jill1971
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I am just at the beginning of my research on familial ALS, having recently learned that my husband's family has a yet undetermined familial ALS gene. What is confusing to me is that I am reading, it seems the families with ALS have a much higher rate of ALS than would be expected given that each individual has a 50% chance of inheriting the gene. It seems there are countless examples where well over 50% of a given generation has the gene. Is it possible that these genes are being passed from parent to children at a rate higher than 50%? I understand the nature of as autosomal dominate gene, but the rates of incidence seem high. Unless it is just that the examples I am reading are of exceptional cases.
Sorry for what is probably an ignorant question, but the examples of als families that I am reading about are alarming me.
- Jill
Sorry for what is probably an ignorant question, but the examples of als families that I am reading about are alarming me.
- Jill