Protein ‘seeds’ trigger key pathological features of ALS and frontotemporal dementia

Accumulation of a protein called TDP-43 is a key feature of ALS and frontotemporal dementia. In a study published in Neuron, researchers report ‘seeding’ this accumulation through fragments of the culprit protein created in the lab.

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