This may, at least in part, explain DPP6′s association with neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dementia, Tourette’s syndrome, microcephaly, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in addition to other illnesses or disabilities [24,25,26,27,28]. The gene discussed is DPP6; the disease is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.