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A stop-codon mutation in the BRI gene associated with familial British dementia.
Nature - 24 Jun 1999
Vidal R, Frangione B, Rostagno A, Mead S, Révész T, Plant G, Ghiso J
Abstract excerpt
Familial British dementia (FBD), previously designated familial cerebral amyloid angiopathy-British type, is an autosomal dominant disorder of undetermined origin characterized by progressive dementia, spasticity, and cerebellar ataxia, with onset at around the fifth decade of life. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy, non-neuritic and perivascular plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are the predominant pathological...
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