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The SOD1 mouse develops an ALS-like disease that researchers hope overlaps enough with human ALS that mouse responses to treatment might predict human responses. SOD1 gene mutations, however, cause a familial (inherited) form of human ALS thatâs present in only 1 percent to 3 percent of ALS cases. For some 90 percent of patients, the disease isnât familial. Its onset is unpredictable (sporadic) and the cause is unknown.
1 Most of the time ALS is not inherited. 2  In about 90% of cases, the person is the only member of the family with the disease. 3  These cases are called âsporadic ALSâ. 4  The cause of sporadic ALS is not well understood, but may be due to a combination of environmental and genetic risk factors. These cases are called âsporadic ALSâ. 2  The cause of sporadic ALS is not well understood, but may be due to a combination of environmental and genetic risk factors. 3  About 10% of cases are considered âfamilial ALSâ (FALS).