Some blood lipid biomarkers linked to cardiovascular disease risk are also associated with a lower risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suggest the findings of a large epidemiology study published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
ALS is the commonest form of motor neuron disease – a progressive nervous system disease that destroys nerve cells responsible for voluntary movement such as walking and talking.
Single gene factors drive only a minority of cases of ALS, and in the remainder the causes of the condition are not well understood.
