Monthly Archives: September 2011

genetic cause of two neurological diseases (ALS and FTD)

Researchers have identified a repeat expansion in C9ORF72 as the genetic defect on chromosome 9p21 responsible for frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Renton et al.  A Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansion in C9ORF72 Is the Cause of Chromosome 9p21-Linked ALS-FTD DeJesus-Hernandez et al.  Expanded GGGGCC … Continue reading

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