Definitions for "FALS"
Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. This is the form of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis that is linked to a genetic mutation on chromosome 21. A protein called superoxide dismutase (SOD) that normally functions as an antioxidant acquires a mutation that makes the it nonfunctional.
The fals (plural fulus) was a copper coin produced by the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates beginning in the late 7th century. The name is a corruption of follis, a Roman and later Byzantine copper coin. The fals usually featured ornate Arabic script on both sides.
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