Preferred Name |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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Synonyms |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Lou Gehrig Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS |
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Definitions |
A neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive degeneration of the motor neurons of the central nervous system. It results in weakness and atrophy of the muscles which leads to an inability to initiate and control voluntary movements. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34373 |
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code |
C34373 |
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Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193194 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192842 |
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Contributing_Source |
Cellosaurus mCode |
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DEFINITION |
A neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive degeneration of the motor neurons of the central nervous system. It results in weakness and atrophy of the muscles which leads to an inability to initiate and control voluntary movements. |
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FULL_SYN |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Lou Gehrig Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS |
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label |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Amyotrophic_Lateral_Sclerosis |
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Preferred_Name |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C34373 |
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Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0002736 |
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subClassOf |