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C9orf72 Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansions in Clinical Alzheimer Disease
1 Jun 2013
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Hexanucleotide repeat expansions in the chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9orf72) gene underlie a significant fraction of frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency of C9orf72 repeat expansions in clinically diagnosed late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: This case-control study genotyped the C9orf72 repeat...
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