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Scientists create mice with a major genetic cause of ALS and FTD
2015-05-22 19:10:18| Biotech - Topix.net
Scientists at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida created a novel mouse that exhibits the symptoms and neurodegeneration associated with the most common genetic forms of frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , both of which are caused by a mutation in the a gene called C9ORF72. The study was partially funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in the journal Science .
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