Article
Frontotemporal dementia as a consequence of GRN mutations: From disease cause to models to therapies.
Pharmacological research - 1 Nov 2025
Salzano Sara, Bertasini Chiara, Tavakolian Haghighi Shima, Lundkvist Johan, Wahlberg Lars U, Chiamulera Cristiano, Vattemi Gaetano Na, Gardoni Fabrizio, Paolone Giovanna
Abstract excerpt
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) encompasses a broad, clinically and neuropathologically diverse group of neurodegenerative disorders associated with changes in personality, behaviour, and/or language due to the progressive degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Mutations in several genes, including the progranulin (PGRN) encoding gene (GRN), have been found to cause FTD. PGRN is a pleiotropic...
Topics
- Humans
- Frontotemporal Dementia
- Progranulins
- Animals
- Mutation
- Disease Models, Animal
