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Sex differences in the prevalence of genetic mutations in FTD and ALS: A meta-analysis.
Neurology - 10 Oct 2017
Curtis Ashley F, Masellis Mario, Hsiung Ging-Yuek Robin, Moineddin Rahim, Zhang Kathy, Au Bonnie, Millett Geneva, Mackenzie Ian, Rogaeva Ekaterina, Tierney Mary C
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OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analysis that investigates sex differences in the prevalence of mutations in the 3 most common genes that cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)-chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9orf72), progranulin (GRN), or microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT)-in patients clinically diagnosed with these conditions. METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO...
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