Approximately 90% of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is sporadic; the aetiology of these cases is unknown.
Up to 10% of ALS is familial. 20% of the familial cases have mutations in the copper-zinc superoxide dismutase gene (SOD).
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