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Mutations in the gene for the enzymes superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) or copper zinc superoxide dismutase have been found in approximately 15-20 percent of the familial cases of ALS. Some quick math shows, then, that approximately 1 to 2 percent of all cases of ALS involve this particular gene mutation.
In the vast majority of ALS cases, no specific cause of the disease can be identified. In about 5 percent of ALS cases, though, the disease is inherited. These familial cases are due to mutations in a number of genes.At this time, researchers have only been able to identify about one-third of the gene mutations responsible for ALS.ost cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are not familial and do not run in families. In a minority of ALS cases, though, the disease may be inherited and occur in multiple family members.