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Unravelling the clinical spectrum and the role of repeat length in C9ORF72 repeat expansions.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 May 2021
van der Ende Emma L, Jackson Jazmyne L, White Adrianna, Seelaar Harro, van Blitterswijk Marka, Van Swieten John C
Abstract excerpt
Since the discovery of the C9orf72 repeat expansion as the most common genetic cause of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, it has increasingly been associated with a wider spectrum of phenotypes, including other types of dementia, movement disorders, psychiatric symptoms and slowly progressive FTD. Prompt recognition of patients with C9orf72-associated diseases is essential in light...
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