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Phenotypic variability of familial and sporadic Progranulin p.Gln257Profs*27 mutation.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2013
Pires Carolina, Coelho Miguel, Valadas Anabela, Barroso Cândida, Pimentel José, Martins Madalena, Duyckaerts Charles, de Mendonça Alexandre, Verdelho Ana, Miltenberger-Miltenyi Gabriel
Abstract excerpt
The clinical phenotype of frontotemporal dementia patients carrying progranulin (GRN) mutations is known to be heterogeneous. We present a patient with corticobasal syndrome and a family with progressive aphasia and behavioral features who were found to have the same p.Gln257Profs*27 mutation. These cases depict the variability of GRN mutation carriers regarding clinical presentation and age of onset. In addition...
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