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Expansion mutation in C9ORF72 does not influence plasma progranulin levels in frontotemporal dementia.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Aug 2012
Dols-Icardo Oriol, Suárez-Calvet Marc, Hernández Isabel, Amer Guillermo, Antón-Aguirre Sofía, Alcolea Daniel, Fortea Juan, Boada Mercè, Tárraga Lluís, Blesa Rafael, Lleó Alberto, Clarimón Jordi
Abstract excerpt
A hexanucleotide repeat expansion in chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9ORF72) gene has recently been described as a cause of familial and sporadic frontotemporal lobar degeneration. The aim of this study was to assess whether plasma progranulin (GRN) levels could be modulated by the presence...
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