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Idiopathic Parkinson's disease phenotype related to C9ORF72 repeat expansions: contribution of the neuropsychological assessment.
BMC research notes - 29 Aug 2013
Annan Mariam, Beaufils Émilie, Viola Ursule-Catherine, Vourc'h Patrick, Hommet Caroline, Mondon Karl
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BACKGROUND: Expanded GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeats in the non-coding region of the C9ORF72 gene was recently identified as being responsible for over 40% of the cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration, in various extrapyramidal syndromes including supranuclear gaze palsy and corticobasal degeneration, and in addition, has been found to be a rare genetic cause of...
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