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# Brook Croke

**February 9, 2024**  
**[Why Genetic Testing is Valuable for Individuals with Neurodegenerative Disorders](/content/blog/why-genetic-testing-is-valuable-for-individuals-with-neurodegenerative-disorders/index.html)**  
Clarifying the odd that a diagnosis is genetic in nature

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**February 9, 2024**  
**[First Gene-Specific ALS Treatment Approved on DNA Day](/content/blog/first-gene-specific-als-treatment-approved-on-dna-day/index.html)**  
Biogen’s QALSODY receives accelerated approval by the FDA for SOD1-ALS

**February 9, 2024**  
**[Baking with Barb](/content/blog/brook-croke-motivation-synapticure-als-experience/index.html)**  
My name is Brook and I am a genetic counselor at Synapticure. I’d like to share my personal experience with ALS and how it motivates me in my work at Synapticure.