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Broadening the phenotype of TARDBP mutations: the TARDBP Ala382Thr mutation and Parkinson's disease in Sardinia.
Neurogenetics - 1 Aug 2011
Quadri Marialuisa, Cossu Giovanni, Saddi Valeria, Simons Erik J, Murgia Daniela, Melis Maurizio, Ticca Anna, Oostra Ben A, Bonifati Vincenzo
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the TARDBP gene are a cause of autosomal dominant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), but they have not been found so far in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). A founder TARDBP mutation (p.Ala382Thr) was recently identified as the cause of ~30% of ALS cases in Sardinia, a Mediterranean genetic isolate. We studied 327 consecutive Sardinian patients...
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