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The CST3 B haplotype is associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
European journal of neurology - 1 Jan 2010
Benussi L, Ghidoni R, Galimberti D, Boccardi M, Fenoglio C, Scarpini E, Frisoni G B, Binetti G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a common cause of early-onset dementia. Given the role of cystatin C in brain neurodegeneration and neuroregeneration, the aim of this study was to determine whether the cystatin C gene (CST3) was genetically associated with FTLD. METHODS: Hundred and eighty-six FTLD patients and 457 controls underwent CST3 analysis by PCR and KspI enzyme...
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