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A patient with posterior cortical atrophy possesses a novel mutation in the presenilin 1 gene.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Sitek Emilia J, Narożańska Ewa, Pepłońska Beata, Filipek Sławomir, Barczak Anna, Styczyńska Maria, Mlynarczyk Krzysztof, Brockhuis Bogna, Portelius Erik, Religa Dorota, Barcikowska Maria, Sławek Jarosław, Żekanowski Cezary
Abstract excerpt
Posterior cortical atrophy is a dementia syndrome with symptoms of cortical visual dysfunction, associated with amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles predominantly affecting visual association cortex. Most patients diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy will finally develop a typical Alzheimer's disease. However, there are a variety of neuropathological processes, which could lead towards a clinical...
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