Genetic links between ALS and frontotemporal dementia (AUDIO)

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a neuromuscular disorder, that at any given time, affects about 20,000 people in the United States. Frontotemporal dementia is a rare disorder marked by deterioration in behavior and personality. It's estimated to account for about 20 percent of all early-onset cases of dementia in the United States. Now, an international team of researchers reports that the two conditions share some genetic links. Jim Dryden has more...

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