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Association of TMEM106B gene polymorphism with age at onset in granulin mutation carriers and plasma granulin protein levels.
Archives of neurology - 1 May 2011
Cruchaga Carlos, Graff Caroline, Chiang Huei-Hsin, Wang Jun, Hinrichs Anthony L, Spiegel Noah, Bertelsen Sarah, Mayo Kevin, Norton Joanne B, Morris John C, Goate Alison
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OBJECTIVE: To test whether rs1990622 (TMEM106B) is associated with age at onset (AAO) in granulin (GRN) mutation carriers and with plasma GRN levels in mutation carriers and healthy, elderly individuals. Rs1990622 (TMEM106B) was identified as a risk factor for frontotemporal lobar degeneration wi...
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