Daily Archives: September 22, 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
