This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term bona fide. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms: bona fide(adj) undertaken in good faith. Synonyms: bona fide, veritable, authentic, unquestionable. Antonyms: imitative, insincere, counterfeit.
Genetic Testing for ALS. Genetic Testing for ALS - ALS is directly hereditary in only 10 percent of families. The vast majority of ALS cases are sporadic, meaning that although there is likely a genetic predisposition involved, ALS is not directly inherited in a family. Although there is a genetic test for ALS, it is still quite limited. In 20 percent of families with inherited ALS, a change in the gene called SOD1 on chromosome 21 has been found, however, 80 percent of families with inherited ALS do not show a change in their SOD1 gene.
Answer Wiki. , I am a PALS (Person(s) with ALS), Dx 2005. ALS has now several known genetic causes, including mutations in the genes encoding ubiquitous proteins such as SOD1 and TDP43. The largest number known are apparently in a gene called C9orf72, encoding a protein of the same name.