Dr. Teepu Siddique, Director of the Neuromuscular Disorders Program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is recognized internationally as an expert in the genetics of ALS. The Les Turner ALS Research Laboratory is the only center that employees a full-time genetic counselor to discuss the complex issues associated with risk assessment and genetic testing for ALS.

Genetic counseling is available for families who may have the gene responsible for the familial form of ALS. The genetic counselor is closely involved in recording genetic information, drawing up pedigrees and educating patients and their families.

For more information, please call Sandra Donkervoort, M.S., at (312) 503-0154