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The C9ORF72 expansion sizes in patients with psychosis: a population-based study on the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Apr 2016
Solje Eino, Miettunen Jouko, Marttila Riikka, Helisalmi Seppo, Laitinen Marjo, Koivumaa-Honkanen Heli, Isohanni Matti, Hiltunen Mikko, Jääskeläinen Erika, Remes Anne M
Abstract excerpt
Patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) have many psychotic symptoms, especially at the onset of the disease. The C9ORF72 expansion is the most common genetic etiology observed with bvFTD and the prevalence of the expansion is notably high among Finnish bvFTD patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the C9ORF72 expansion among the clearly characterized patients...
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