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Ice Bucket Challenge funds aid gene discovery
- Updated: July 27, 2016
11:19 PM ET
The Ice Bucket Challenge is being credited with helping to raise significant funds that have allowed researchers to identify a gene found to be one of the most common in people with the deadly disease that affects neurons in the brain and spinal cord.
The Challenge became a sensation two summers ago and involved participants — including many athletes and celebrities — pouring ice water over their heads to help raise awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
The effort raised more than $100 million in contributions for the ALS Association, which contributed $1 million to the Project MinE research project.
Pete Frates, a former Boston College baseball star …
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