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Intrafamilial phenotypic heterogeneity in a Taiwanese family with a MAPT p.R5H mutation: a case report and literature review.
BMC neurology - 18 Sept 2017
Lin Hui-Chi, Lin Chin-Hsien, Chen Pei-Lung, Cheng Shih-Jung, Chen Pei-Hao
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BACKGROUND: Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorder characterized by deficits in executive function that frequently overlaps with parkinsonism and motor neuron disorders. Several genes have been identified to cause autosomal dominant forms of FTD, including the gene coding for the protein associated with microtubule tau (MAPT). While most reported...
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