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> ALS could be several etiologically distinct diseases that manifest similarly.

What's the common factor - are they all autoimmune diseases?

Would the "inverse vaccine" approach discussed here recently help?



It's unclear whether or not ALS (any form) is an autoimmune disease.

Autoimmune diseases are typically associated with autoantibody production. These are in evidence in (-- at least some forms of --) ALS, but in an unusual way that makes their role highly uncertain. They are potentially beneficial. See: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25344935/




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