Next, we focused on phagocytosis-related genes, revealed that genes including NCKAP1, VAV3, MYO10, FYN, ARPCA1, and SLC11A1 were significantly downregulated in ALS(R)-iMGs compared to ALS(S)-iMGs (Fig. 4d). This evidence concerns the gene NCKAP1 and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.