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Valosin-containing protein gene mutations: clinical and neuropathologic features.
Neurology - 22 Aug 2006
Guyant-Maréchal L, Laquerrière A, Duyckaerts C, Dumanchin C, Bou J, Dugny F, Le Ber I, Frébourg T, Hannequin D, Campion D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary inclusion body myopathy (IBMPFD) with Paget disease of bone (PDB) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rare multisystem disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance. Recently, missense mutations in the gene encoding valosin-containing protein (VCP) have been found in individuals with IBMPFD. VCP/P97, which exerts a variety of cellular functions, plays a key role in the...
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