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Role of MAPT mutations and haplotype in frontotemporal lobar degeneration in Northern Finland.
BMC neurology - 17 Dec 2008
Kaivorinne Anna-Lotta, Krüger Johanna, Kuivaniemi Katja, Tuominen Hannu, Moilanen Virpi, Majamaa Kari, Remes Anne M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) consists of a clinically and neuropathologically heterogeneous group of syndromes affecting the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Mutations in microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT), progranulin (PGRN) and charged multi-vesicular body protein 2B (CHMP2B) are associated with familial forms of the disease. The prevalence of these mutations varies...
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