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Epidemiology and genetics of frontotemporal dementia: a door-to-door survey in southern Italy.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Dec 2012
Bernardi Livia, Frangipane Francesca, Smirne Nicoletta, Colao Rosanna, Puccio Gianfranco, Curcio Sabrina Am, Mirabelli Maria, Maletta Raffaele, Anfossi Maria, Gallo Maura, Geracitano Silvana, Conidi Maria Elena, Di Lorenzo Raffale, Clodomiro Alessandra, Cupidi Chiara, Marzano Sandra, Comito Francesco, Valenti Vincenzo, Zirilli Maria Angela, Ghani Mahdi, Xi Zhengrui, Sato Christine, Moreno Danielle, Borelli Annelisa, Leone Rosa Anna, St George-Hyslop Peter, Rogaeva Ekaterina, Bruni Amalia C
Abstract excerpt
The objectives of this study were to estimate frontotemporal dementia (FTD) prevalence, identify FTD-related mutations, and correlate FTD phenotype with mutations in a southern Italian population. The study population consisted of subjects ≥ 50 years of age residing in the Community of Biv. on January 1, 2004, and a door-to-door 2-phase design was used. Genetic and biochemical analyses were done on samples...
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