Abstract

Several dementias have been linked to the same region and have been termed frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17. These disorders may represent phenotypic variants arising from mutations within a common gene.

Keywords

Frontotemporal dementiaDementiaDisinhibitionParkinsonismDiseasePathologyMedicinePrimary progressive aphasiaNeuropathologyGenetic linkagePsychologyGeneticsPsychiatryGeneBiology

MeSH Terms

AdultAgedAged80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseCadaverChromosome MappingChromosomesHumanPair 17ChromosomesHumanPair 3DementiaFrontal LobeGenetic LinkageHaplotypesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPedigreePrionsTemporal Lobe

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Year
1998
Type
article
Volume
50
Issue
6
Pages
1546-1555
Citations
143
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Corinne Lendon, Timothy Lynch, Joanne Norton et al. (1998). Hereditary dysphasic disinhibition dementia A frontotemporal dementia linked to 17 q21‐‐22. Neurology , 50 (6) , 1546-1555. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.50.6.1546

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10.1212/wnl.50.6.1546
PMID
9633693

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