Genetic defects involved in neuron death
A new study has found that some patients with motor neuron disease and dementia share genetic mutations.
A collaboration of researchers across institutions in Australia has discovered that the rare genetic defects implicated in some patients with the sporadic, non-inherited form of motor neuron disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are shared with patients with other neurodegenerative diseases. This study, led by researchers at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia), provides insight into common risk factors for neuron death while also furthering our understanding of both MND and FTD.
