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TDP-43 in the hypoglossal nucleus identifies amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Jul 2016
Halliday Glenda M, Kiernan Matthew C, Kril Jillian J, Mito Remika, Masuda-Suzukake Masami, Hasegawa Masato, McCann Heather, Bartley Lauren, Dobson-Stone Carol, Kwok John B J, Hornberger Michael, Hodges John R, Tan Rachel H
Abstract excerpt
The hypoglossal nucleus was recently identified as a key brain region in which the presence of TDP-43 pathology could accurately discriminate TDP-43 proteinopathy cases with clinical amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The objective of the present study was to assess the hypoglossal nucleus in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), and determine whether TDP-43 in this region is associated with...
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