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Rare variants in TP73 in a frontotemporal dementia cohort link this gene with primary progressive aphasia phenotypes.
European journal of neurology - 1 May 2022
Tábuas-Pereira Miguel, Santana Isabel, Almeida Maria Rosário, Durães João, Lima Marisa, Duro Diana, Kun-Rodrigues Célia, Bras Jose, Guerreiro Rita
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: TP73 was recently reported to cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are considered to form part of a continuum. We aimed to investigate whether TP73 variants may be associated with FTD. METHODS: We studied a thoroughly investigated cohort of 65 Portuguese patients with frontotemporal dementia using whole-exome sequencing. The patients had no other...
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