Article
TOMM40, APOE, and APOC1 in primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2012
Seripa Davide, Bizzarro Alessandra, Pilotto Andrea, Palmieri Orazio, Panza Francesco, D'Onofrio Grazia, Gravina Carolina, Archetti Silvana, Daniele Antonio, Borroni Barbara, Padovani Alessandro, Masullo Carlo
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the apolipoprotein E (APOE) chromosomal region in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), and in particular in primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and the behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). To this aim, we selected three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs2075650 and rs157590 (TOMM40), and rs1064725 (APOC1), representative of the linkage...
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