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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Test for genes linked to motor neurone disease offered to relatives in UK

Fans in a stadium stand beneath a screen showing a picture of Rob Burrow and the words: 'Rob Burrow CBE, 1982-2004'
A tribute at Wembley Stadium to the rugby league player Rob Burrow, who had MND. Photograph: John Walton/PA

Relatives of people with motor neurone disease are being offered genetic tests that will tell them if they are also likely to get the fatal neurological condition.

Siblings and children of the approximately 5,000 people in Britain with MND will be able to access a test that will identify if they have any of the more than 40 genes associated with the disease.

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