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Mayo Links Abnormal Protein to Lou Gehrig's, Frontotemporal Dementia

Health News Florida | By Health News Florida
Published February 15, 2013 at 10:42 AM EST
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Researchers with the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville have found an abnormal protein that collects in the brains of patients who have Lou Gehrig’s disease or frontotemporal dementia, the Florida Times-Union reports.

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