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Two pathologically confirmed cases of novel mutations in the MAPT gene causing frontotemporal dementia.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Mar 2020
Shafei Rachelle, Woollacott Ione O C, Mummery Catherine J, Bocchetta Martina, Guerreiro Rita, Bras Jose, Warren Jason D, Lashley Tammaryn, Jaunmuktane Zane, Rohrer Jonathan D
Abstract excerpt
MAPT mutations were the first discovered genetic cause of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 1998. Since that time, over 60 MAPT mutations have been identified, usually causing behavioral variant FTD and/or parkinsonism clinically. We describe 2 novel MAPT mutations, D252V and G389_I392del, each presenting in a patient with behavioral variant FTD and associated language and cognitive deficits. Neuroimaging revealed...
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