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A cluster of progranulin C157KfsX97 mutations in Southern Italy: clinical characterization and genetic correlations.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Jan 2017
Coppola Cinzia, Saracino Dario, Puoti Gianfranco, Lus Giacomo, Dato Clemente, Le Ber Isabelle, Pariente Jeremie, Caroppo Paola, Piccoli Elena, Tagliavini Fabrizio, Di Iorio Giuseppe, Rossi Giacomina
Abstract excerpt
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a group of neurodegenerative diseases displaying high clinical, pathologic, and genetic heterogeneity. Several autosomal dominant progranulin (GRN) mutations have been reported, accounting for 5%-10% of FTLD cases worldwide. In this study, we described the clinical characteristics of 7 Italian patients, 5 with a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia behavioral variant...
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