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More clues to the inner workings of the C9orf72 gene

4 April 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesContinuing the ‘gene hunting theme’ on from our last blog post on Project MinE, a recently published study has shed more light on the C9orf72

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Looking for MND genes: Project MinE update

17 March 201616 February 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutesProject MinE is an international genetics project that is analysing DNA from people with MND in detail. For the majority of people with MND, the disease

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Same disease.. two very different mice!

14 November 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe exact course, duration and rate of progression of MND often varies greatly from person to person; even when there is a known family history

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Sharing and networking in Liverpool

12 March 2012

Reading Time: 5 minutesFrom Sunday morning to Tuesday evening last week, there was a lot of talk of MND research going on in Liverpool. The reason for this

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Chromosome 9 finally reveals its secrets

21 September 201122 June 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s taken a huge international collaboration, including 3 MND Association-funded scientists, to discover a genetic mistake that appears to cause almost 40% of cases of

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Breaking news: new gene identified as a cause of inherited MND

9 December 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minuteResearch published today in Neuron has identified that mistakes in a gene called VCP can cause an inherited (familial) form of MND. This is the third gene this year

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Three new projects, three steps closer to a world free of MND

24 September 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNext month will see the start of three new Association-funded research projects that will each move us closer to achieving some of the key targets set

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The importance of FUS

6 May 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is really quiet in the office today, with a few colleagues out and about for various reasons. As soon as the thought entered my

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New genetic cause of MND suggests cellular ‘traffic jams’ may play a role in all forms of MND

30 April 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs the afternoon was drawing to a close in the office yesterday, we learnt of an exciting new MND research paper that had been published

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