Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) can result from a mutation in the gene for the intermediate filament protein
a. keratin.
b. vimentin.
c. glial fibrillary acidic protein.
d. neurofilament protein.
e. desmin.
Ans: d. neurofilament protein.
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