| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:332 |
| Name | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Definition | A motor neuron disease that is characterized by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, difficulty in speaking, swallowing, and breathing. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis/detail_ALS.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis |
| Xrefs |
KEGG:05014 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:86044005 |
| SKOS |
exactMatch MESH:D000690 |
| Subsets |
DO_FlyBase_slim DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
ALS [EXACT] Lou Gehrig's disease [EXACT] motor neuron disease, bulbar [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a motor neuron disease |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has major susceptibility factor some susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 25 disease has location some ventral horn of spinal cord has major susceptibility factor some susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 24 |