Article
Prevalence of TAU mutations in an Italian clinical series of familial frontotemporal patients.
Neuroscience letters - 20 Feb 2003
Binetti Giuliano, Nicosia Francesca, Benussi Luisa, Ghidoni Roberta, Feudatari Enrica, Barbiero Laura, Signorini Simona, Villa Aldo, Mattioli Flavia, Zanetti Orazio, Alberici Antonella
Abstract excerpt
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a clinical entity grouping different diagnostic conditions. FTD can occur in a sporadic form; however in 30-50% of cases a familial form of FTD has been observed. Mutations in the TAU gene were associated to familial FTD linked to chromosome 17. Our aim was to investigated the proportion of FTD cases attributable to TAU gene mutations in an Italian clinical series. We analyzed 38...
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