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Study reveals new information on Lou Gehrig's disease and dementia

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Senior citizens experiencing dementia could benefit from a new breakthrough uncovered by two independent studies to be published this week by Cell Press in the Neuron journal.

The study unveiled a new human genetic mutation as the main cause of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and FTD. The revelation brings new details to light on the diseases and could lead to the development of more effective treatments to the currently incurable diseases.

"Each new gene implicated in the etiology of ALS or FTD provides fundamental insights into the cellular mechanisms underlying neuron degeneration, as well as facilitating disease modeling and the design and testing of targeted therapeutics," said Dr. Bryan Traynor from the National Institutes of Health and author of one of the studies. "Identification of new genes that cause ALS or FTD is of great significance."

About 10 percent of ALS cases and 50 percent of FTD cases are speculated to be inherited and despite a number of genes being linked to the disorders, the genetic risk remains unexplained.

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