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New genes, new dilemmas: FTLD genetics and its implications for families.
American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias - 1 Jan 2000
Goldman Jill S, Adamson Jennifer, Karydas Anna, Miller Bruce L, Hutton Mike
Abstract excerpt
After Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is the second leading cause of dementia in persons less than 65 years of age. Up to 40% of FTLD cases have a positive family history. Research on these families has led to the discovery of four disease-causing genes: microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT), progranulin (PGRN), valosin-containing protein (VCP), and charged multivesicular body...
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