Our findings call to mind recent work on translation of G4C2 or TG3C2 repeats from expansions of that cause C9orf72-mediated Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (C9 ALS/FTD) and Spinocerebellar ataxia type 36 (SCA36), respectively (75). The gene discussed is C9orf72; the disease is frontotemporal dementia.