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Homozygous TREM2 mutation in a family with atypical frontotemporal dementia.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Oct 2014
Le Ber Isabelle, De Septenville Anne, Guerreiro Rita, Bras José, Camuzat Agnès, Caroppo Paola, Lattante Serena, Couarch Philippe, Kabashi Edor, Bouya-Ahmed Kawtar, Dubois Bruno, Brice Alexis
Abstract excerpt
TREM2 mutations were first identified in Nasu-Hakola disease, a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent fractures because of bone cysts and presenile dementia. Recently, homozygous and compound heterozygous TREM2 mutations were identified in rare families with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) but without bone involvement. We identified a p.Thr66Met heterozygous mutation in a new...
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