OBO ID: DOID:332
Term Name: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • ALS
  • Lou Gehrig's disease
  • motor neuron disease, bulbar
Definition: A motor neuron disease that is characterized by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, difficulty in speaking, swallowing, and breathing. (2)
References:
  • GARD:5786
  • ICD10CM:G12.21
  • ICD9CM:335.20
  • KEGG:05014
  • MESH:D000690
  • NCI:C34373
  • OMIM:PS105400
  • ORDO:803
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:86044005
  • UMLS_CUI:C0002736
Ontology: Human Disease   ( DOID:332 )
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