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Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism-dementia complex--tauopathy without mutations in the tau gene?
Folia neuropathologica - 1 Jan 2003
Kowalska Anna, Konagaya Masaaki, Sakai Motoko, Hashizume Yoshio, Tabira Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
We present the clinical and genetic characteristics of a Japanese patient with neuropathologically confirmed familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism dementia complex (ALS/PDC). The 68-year-old proband with an 8-year history of parkinsonism and neurogenic amyotrophy and her three siblings suffering from parkinsonism associated with dementia originated from the Kii Peninsula of Japan. The proband's...
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