Brothers Challenge Dementia Risk
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•The FTD Brothers: Siblings at risk of dementia running across Britain
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Jordan and Cian Adams are running the length of the UK from John O'Groats to Land's End .
They have a gene that can lead to frontotemporal dementia (FTD) like their mum, grandmother and aunt.
'We might only have 15 or 20 healthy summers left,' they said on BBC Breakfast .
The pair hope their 903-mile challenge will play a part in “finding a cure for dementia”.
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