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Distinct clinical and pathological phenotypes in frontotemporal dementia associated with MAPT, PGRN and C9orf72 mutations.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration - 1 Jan 2015
Snowden Julie S, Adams Jennifer, Harris Jennifer, Thompson Jennifer C, Rollinson Sara, Richardson Anna, Jones Matthew, Neary David, Mann David M, Pickering-Brown Stuart
Abstract excerpt
Our objective was to compare the clinical and pathological characteristics of frontotemporal dementia patients with MAPT, GRN and C9orf72 gene mutations. We carried out a cross-sectional comparative study of 74 gene-positive patients (15 MAPT, 17 GRN and 42 C9orf72). Thirty had post mortem pathological data permitting clinico-pathological correlation. MAPT patients were younger than other groups, and showed more...
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