Best FTD Resources
What If It's Not Alzheimer's |
Chapter 3 |
Association of Frontotemporal Dementia (Website) |
Provide a link to "The Genetic Alliance" |
Pick's Disease Support Group (Website) |
University of California, San Francisco (Website) |
Family Caregiver Alliance (Website) |
No information was found on this website about this topic. |
National Institutes of Health (Website) |
Scientists Discover New FTD Gene +11/25/06 (Christine H.) |
Other Internet Articles
Called Inherited frontotemporal dementia in nine British families associated with intronic mutations in the tau genes, from Brigham and Women's Hospital |
Another article from the Journal of Neurology called "Inherited frontotemporal dementia in nine British families associated with intronic mutations in the tau gene." |
At Columbia University, Jennifer Williamson-Catania, M.S., talks about the genetics of Alzheimer's and FTD. The article, more for doctors, is interesting. On page 5 the author talks about FTD, though the article is mostly about Alzheimer's. . |
Genetic Alliance is an international coalition comprised of more than 600 advocacy, research, and healthcare organizations that represent millions of individuals with genetic conditions and their interests. |
The GeneTests website is a publicly funded medical genetics information resource developed for physicians, other healthcare providers, and researchers, available at no cost to all interested persons. |
The National Society of Genetic Counselors is composed of healthcare professionals with graduate degrees from a variety of fields including biology, genetics, nursing, psychology, public health, social work, and possibly other fields. Their website provides support, investigation, interpretation, analysis, and other information regarding families with possible birth defects, genetic disorders, and risk for a variety of inherited conditions. |
Frontotemporal Dementia with Parkinsonism-17 |