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Short tandem repeat expansions in patients with neurodegenerative dementia.
EBioMedicine - 1 Mar 2026
Zhu Yuan, Xiao Xuewen, Liu Yiliang, Wang Zheng, Luo Tengfei, Xu Tianyan, Yang Qijie, Hao Xiaoli, Zhang Cong, Zhang Sizhe, Luo Shilin, Zhou Yafang, Liao Xinxin, Tian Yun, Weng Ling, Fang Liangjuan, Tang Beisha, Jiao Bin, Li Jinchen, Shen Lu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Due to the overlapping clinical features of neurodegenerative dementia (NDD)-including Alzheimer's disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), accurate diagnosis remains challenging in early stages. Multiple dementias can be caused by short tandem repeat (STR) expansions. However, systematic investigation of known pathogenic...
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