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The Phenotype of the C9ORF72 Expansion Carriers According to Revised Criteria for bvFTD.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Solje Eino, Aaltokallio Heidi, Koivumaa-Honkanen Heli, Suhonen Noora M, Moilanen Virpi, Kiviharju Anna, Traynor Bryan, Tienari Pentti J, Hartikainen Päivi, Remes Anne M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The C9ORF72 expansion is one of the most common genetic etiologies observed with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). Revised diagnostic criteria for bvFTD (FTDC) were recently introduced but only a few studies have evaluated the accuracy of these criteria. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the applicability of the FTDC criteria and assess the psychiatric history of...
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