Clinical, neuroimaging and neuropathological features of a new chromosome 9p-linked FTD-ALS family

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Authors

Adam L. Boxer · University Memory and Aging Center

Ian R. Mackenzie · Vancouver General Hospital

B. F. Boeve · Mayo Clinic

Matthew Baker · Mayo Clinic in Florida

William W. Seeley · University of California, San Francisco

Richard Crook · Mayo Clinic in Florida

Howard Feldman

Abstract

Family VSM-20 significantly reduces the region linked to FTD-ALS on chromosome 9p. A distinct pattern of brain atrophy and neuropathological findings may help to identify other families with FTD-ALS caused by this genetic abnormality.

Topics & Keywords

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurological diseases and metabolism Cancer-related gene regulation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Volume 82, Issue 2, pp. 196-203

DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.204081

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