Use of Genetic Testing in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Neurologists

trials will influence the practice of genetic testing.Almost uniformly the answer was yes.Our data show that although current efforts at genetic counseling guidelines for ALS patients are important, the pace of discovery in the genetic field means that these guidelines have a relatively short shelf life.Guideline documents need to operate in a dynamic manner with yearly updates, rather than being viewed as dogma.