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Her mother gave her the genes for a rare form of dementia, but a Minnesota woman is fighting back

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Linde Jacobs lost her mother Alison Lee to dementia in 2022 .

She was diagnosed with the mapT mutation of frontal dementia known as FTD .

She and her two sisters were carriers of the gene, and Jacobs set out to help others with the disease.

A doctor in San Francisco helped Jacobs find a doctor who is working on CRISPR gene editing.

Anna Wintour of Vogue helped raise $1.9 million dollars for frontal temporal lobe dementia.

WCCO followed Anna Jacobs and her pursuit for two months .

After years , Jacobs finally found the inmate who had sent her the initial letter about her mom.

Now, Jacobs has another partner in her fight to honor her mother and protect her daughters.