Scientists track genetic disease over time to find future clues
NCT ID NCT01925196
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Apr 20, 2026 · Updated 27 times
Summary
This study aimed to understand how symptoms develop and change over time in people who have a specific genetic mutation (C9ORF72) that causes ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and frontotemporal dementia. Researchers followed 50 adults with this mutation for 3 years, measuring their strength, movement, thinking, and memory through tests, brain scans, and fluid samples. The goal was to identify biological markers that could help detect or measure the disease in future research, not to test a treatment.
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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