Article
Three Families With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia With Evidence of Linkage to Chromosome 9p
1 Feb 2007
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are neurodegenerative disorders with adult onset that generally progress rapidly after the onset of symptoms. The 2 conditions are independent, but they also overlap in a significant proportion of families, including 2 families in which the disorders are reported to be linked to chromosome 9p. A locus was established between the...
