Canada-U.S. research team finds gene related to common form of dementia (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)

1 hour, 32 minutes ago By Sheryl Ubelacker TORONTO (CP) - A team of Canadian and U.S. researchers say they have identified the mutated gene that causes an inherited form of the most common type of dementia other than Alzheimer's disease. Known as frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, the condition represents about 15 per cent of all dementia cases worldwide, including up to an estimated 100,000 in Canada. About half of these cases are inherited. "We've discovered the genetic cause of an important inherited ...