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Atypical dementia associated with a novel presenilin-2 mutation.
Annals of neurology - 1 Dec 2003
Binetti Giuliano, Signorini Simona, Squitti Rosanna, Alberici Antonella, Benussi Luisa, Cassetta Emanuele, Frisoni Giovanni Battista, Barbiero Laura, Feudatari Enrica, Nicosia Francesca, Testa Cristina, Zanetti Orazio, Gennarelli Massimo, Perani Daniela, Anchisi Davide, Ghidoni Roberta, Rossini Paolo Maria
Abstract excerpt
We describe an Italian pedigree with hereditary dementia associated with a novel T122R mutation in the presenilin-2 gene (PSEN2). The clinical history, symptom presentation, and structural neuroimaging were consistent with an atypical form of dementia. Disease expression varied within family members. One in a pair of mutated monozygotic twins had evident signs of disease, whereas the other did not, even if her...
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