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Mutation spectrum of chinese amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with frontotemporal dementia.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 7 Nov 2022
Yang Xunzhe, Sun Xiaohai, Liu Qing, Liu Liyang, Li Jinyue, Cai Zhengyi, Zhang Kang, Liu Shuangwu, He Di, Shen Dongchao, Liu Mingsheng, Cui Liying, Zhang Xue
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Studies have reported that a noncoding hexanucleotide repeat in C9ORF72, is the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) among Caucasian population, nevertheless it is rare in Chinese population. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the mutation spectrum of Chinese ALS patients with FTD (ALS-FTD). METHODS: ALS patients with and without cognitive...
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