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Genetics of dementia in a Finnish cohort.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jun 2018
Pasanen Petra, Myllykangas Liisa, Pöyhönen Minna, Kiviharju Anna, Siitonen Maija, Hardy John, Bras Jose, Paetau Anders, Tienari Pentti J, Guerreiro Rita, Verkkoniemi-Ahola Auli
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are the two most common neurodegenerative dementias. Variants in APP, PSEN1 and PSEN2 are typically linked to early-onset AD, and several genetic risk loci are associated with late-onset AD. Inherited FTD can be caused by hexanucleotide expansions in C9orf72, or variants in GRN, MAPT or CHMP2B. Several other genes have also been linked to FTD or FTD with...
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