• Cell · Feb 2015

    SnapShot: Genetics of ALS and FTD.

    • Rita Guerreiro, José Brás, and John Hardy.
    • Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N 1PJ, UK.
    • Cell. 2015 Feb 12; 160 (4): 798-798.e1.

    AbstractFrontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are considered to be part of a spectrum. Clinically, FTD patients present with dementia frequently characterized by behavioral and speech problems. ALS patients exhibit alterations of voluntary movements caused by degeneration of motor neurons. Both syndromes can be present within the same family or even in the same person. The genetic findings for both diseases also support the existence of a continuum, with mutations in the same genes being found in patients with FTD, ALS, or FTD/ALS. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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