GENFI-NeuroDev will study genetic FTD and its associated disorders (including Motor Neurone Disease (MND)/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS)) in members of families with a known mutation in GRN or MAPT or an expansion in C9orf72. Participants with at-risk members of families (first-degree and second-degree relatives of known genetic mutation carriers). All GENFI-NeuroDev participants will be assessed longitudinally with a set of clinical, neuropsychiatric, cognitive, imaging and biosample protocols. Parents or guardians of potential GENFI NeuroDev participants are all aware of the autosomal dominant genetic nature of FTD in their family prior to being approached for potential participation in this study.
This is an international multi-centre cohort study of first and second degree family members of individuals who carry Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) mutations in MAPT, GRN or C9ORF72 repeat expansions for youths between the ages 9-17.