May 2018

New Study Reveals Two Genes Associated with High Risk for ALS

Genetic mutations in two previously unrecognized genes, the microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) and BNIP1 genes, are associated with elevated risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

The study with that finding “Selective genetic overlap between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and diseases of the frontotemporal dementia spectrum,” was published in the journal JAMA Neurology.

Is this mnd

Hello everyone ! Recently my father has been diagnosed with mnd . Last year in January 2017 he felt some irritation in his fingers while writing that was the first symptom but we didn't knew what it was just a normal thing for us .. In June he saw twitching in his forearm a minor one doctor said anexety ...