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Co-incidental C9orf72 expansion mutation-related frontotemporal lobar degeneration pathology and sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
European journal of neurology - 1 Mar 2021
Klotz Sigrid, König Theresa, Erdler Marcus, Ulram Andreas, Nguyen Anita, Ströbel Thomas, Zimprich Alexander, Stögmann Elisabeth, Regelsberger Günther, Höftberger Romana, Budka Herbert, Kovacs Gabor G, Gelpi Ellen
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BACKGROUND: The C9orf72 hexanucleotide expansion mutation is the most common cause of genetic frontotemporal dementia (FTD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and combined FTD-ALS. Its underlying neuropathology combines TDP-43 pathology and dipeptide repeat protein (DPR) deposits and may also associate with other neurodegeneration-associated protein aggregates. Herein we present a unique combination of C9orf72...
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