homepage-main-picThe Irish MND research group has been active for 15 years and during this time has made many contributions to the understanding of Motor Neurone Disease (MND).  (MND) / Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and incurable neurological disorder that leads to muscle weakness and wasting. Currently there is no known cure.

Ongoing research into MND is the only way that new a cure/ treatments will be found. This site will give the reader an insight into our current research activites and our plans for the future.

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Chromosome 9 may play a role in the development of all forms of MND and FTD

  A study, led by Prof Ammar Al-Chalabi – an MND Association funded researcher, at King’s College London has found a region of DNA within chromosome 9 that contains three genes may be associated with the randomly occurring sporadic form of MND; a condition called ‘fronto-temporal dementia’ (FTD) that affects behaviour, emotional response and language skills; as well as a rare inherited form of MND called MND-FTD. The results were published in the prestigious journal Lancet Neurologyon 31 August 2010.  Prof. Orla Hardiman among many others is co-author.    
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