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Recent Updates on the Genetics of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 Sept 2022
Kirola Laxmi, Mukherjee Ashim, Mutsuddi Mousumi
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) primarily affect the motor and frontotemporal areas of the brain, respectively. These disorders share clinical, genetic, and pathological similarities, and approximately 10-15% of ALS-FTD cases are considered to be multisystemic. ALS-FTD overlaps have been linked to families carrying an expansion in the intron of C9orf72 along with inclusions...
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