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FDG-PET in presymptomatic C9orf72 mutation carriers.
NeuroImage. Clinical - 1 Jan 2021
Popuri Karteek, Beg Mirza Faisal, Lee Hyunwoo, Balachandar Rakesh, Wang Lei, Sossi Vesna, Jacova Claudia, Baker Matt, Shahinfard Elham, Rademakers Rosa, Mackenzie Ian R A, Hsiung Ging-Yuek R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Our aim is to investigate patterns of brain glucose metabolism using fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in presymptomatic carriers of the C9orf72 repeat expansion to better understand the early preclinical stages of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). METHODS: Structural MRI and FDG-PET were performed on clinically asymptomatic members of families with FTD caused by the C9orf72 repeat...
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