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John Shearer and his wife Brenda learned in November 2010 that he has ALS. The couple, who lives in Woodstock, Ga., were told the disease would cause gradual weakening of John’s voluntary muscles, suc...
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In recognition of National Family Caregivers Month, MDA is shining a light on family caregivers across the nation, via a special interactive caregivers’ website, MDA Salutes Caregivers.
The site,...
C9ORF72 mutation is most common cause of familial ALS, FTD
Two independent research teams have identified a mutation in the gene for chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9ORF72) as the most common...
Editor's note: This is part of a larger story about the science and effects of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in ALS. For more information, see When the Thinking Parts of the Brain Go Awry in ALS....
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