Taxonomy Meets Neurology, the Case of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

oleh: Giovanna Morello, Antonio Gianmaria Spampinato, Francesca Luisa Conforti, Sebastiano Cavallaro

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01

Deskripsi

Recent landmark publications from our research group outline a transformative approach to defining, studying and treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Rather than approaching ALS as a single entity, we advocate targeting therapies to distinct “clusters” of patients based on their specific genomic and molecular features. Our findings point to the existence of a molecular taxonomy for ALS, bringing us a step closer to the establishment of a precision medicine approach in neurology practice.