TARDBP mutations in motoneuron disease with frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
TDP-43 (TAR-DNA binding protein) aggregates in neuronal inclusions in motoneuron disease (MND), as well as in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and FTLD associated with MND (FTLD-MND). Mutations in TARDBP gene, coding for TDP-43, were found in patients with pure MND. We now describe TARDBP mutations in two patients with FTLD-MND, presenting with a behavioral variant of FTLD and semantic dementia, suggesting that TDP-43 may also have a direct pathogenic role in FTLD disorders.
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Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMRS975 CRicm (formerly INSERM UMR_S679), F-75013, Paris, France.
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Isabelle
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Camuzat
Agnès
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Lacoste
Mathieu
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Thomas-Anterion
Catherine
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Couratier
Philippe
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Legallic
Solenn
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Salachas
François
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Hannequin
Didier
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Decousus
Marielle
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Lacomblez
Lucette
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Guedj
Eric
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Golfier
Véronique
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Camu
William
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Dubois
Bruno
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Campion
Dominique
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Meininger
Vincent
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Brice
Alexis
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016472:Motor Neuron Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000235:genetics
D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D010649:Phenylalanine