New mouse model for ALS and frontotemporal dementia gene offers hope for potential therapies
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
A mouse model has been developed that exhibits the neuropathological and behavioral features associated with the most common genetic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which are caused by a mutation in the C9ORF72 gene. The researchers hope that this model will leave to new potential therapies.