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May 2023
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FDA Approved Therapy for SOD1 Associated...

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
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Dr. Gordon Smith talks with Dr. Suma Babu about a newly approved treatment for ALS that is associated with a mutation in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene.

Read the related article on the FDA website. 

Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org

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