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An update on the genetics of dementia with Lewy bodies.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Oct 2017
Vergouw Leonie J M, van Steenoven Inger, van de Berg Wilma D J, Teunissen Charlotte E, van Swieten John C, Bonifati Vincenzo, Lemstra Afina W, de Jong Frank Jan
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The genetic architecture of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is increasingly taking shape. Initially, genetic research focused mainly on linkage and candidate gene studies in small series of DLB patients. More recently, association and exome sequencing studies in larger groups have been conducted, and have shown that several variants in GBA and the APOE ε4 allele are important genetic risk factors for DLB....
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