# Young-Onset ALS: Diagnosis and Research

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Podcast: [Amplifying the Patient Journey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/amplifying-the-patient-journey-6685265)
Published: 2024-11-08T13:13:51+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Gwen Petersen discusses her long journey to receiving an ALS diagnosis at age 32, her contributions to a Cytokinetics book project, and the importance of clinical trial participation. We are also joined by Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, Head of the Department of Neurology, Chief of Neurology, and Director of the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA who discusses the PLATFORM-ALS trial and the drugs currently in the clinical research and development pipeline.

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