Can Blood Tests Predict ALS Before It Strikes? Here’s What Scientists Found - StudyFinds
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) blood test (Credit: © luchschenF - stock.adobe.com) For families who carry a gene linked to ALS, the wait for symptoms is one of the cruelest parts of the disease. Now researchers say a panel of proteins found in a single blood draw may be able to help predict which carriers will develop ALS, and roughly when, years before the first symptom strikes, within the specific gene-carrier groups studied.