Scientists discover mutations associated with early onset dementia
Loading video... VIDEO: In this brief clip, Professor Matthew Campbell and Dr Conor Delaney explain their work and its significance. view more Credit: Trinity College Dublin Scientists at Trinity College Dublin today announced a significant advance in our understanding of an early onset form of dementia that may also progress our understanding of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. Adult onset Leukoencephalopathy with axonal Spheroids and Pigmented glia (ALSP) is an ultra-rare condition characterised by mutations in a gene called Colony stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF1R). The ...