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Expanded C9ORF72 hexanucleotide repeat in depressive pseudodementia.
JAMA neurology - 1 Jun 2014
Bieniek Kevin F, van Blitterswijk Marka, Baker Matthew C, Petrucelli Leonard, Rademakers Rosa, Dickson Dennis W
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Expanded hexanucleotide repeats in C9ORF72 are a common genetic cause of frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Repeat expansions have also been detected infrequently in other disorders, including Alzheimer disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and parkinsonian disorders. OBSERVATIONS: A consecutive series of 31 cases from the brain bank for neurodegenerative disorders at Mayo Clinic...
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