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CSF neurofilament light concentration is increased in presymptomatic CHMP2B mutation carriers.
Neurology - 9 Jan 2018
Rostgaard Nina, Roos Peter, Portelius Erik, Blennow Kaj, Zetterberg Henrik, Simonsen Anja H, Nielsen Jørgen E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A rare cause of familial frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a mutation in the CHMP2B gene on chromosome 3 (FTD-3), described in a Danish family. Here we examine whether CSF biomarkers change in the preclinical phase of the disease. METHODS: In this cross-sectional explorative study, we analyzed CSF samples from 16 mutation carriers and 14 noncarriers from the Danish FTD-3 family. CSF biomarkers included...
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