title: GRN and MAPT Mutations in 2 Frontotemporal Dementia Research Centers in Brazil.
abstract: Mutations in GRN (progranulin) and MAPT (microtubule-associated protein tau) are among the most frequent causes of monogenic frontotemporal dementia (FTD), but data on the frequency of these mutations in regions such as Latin America are still lacking.
  
  
  
  We aimed to investigate the frequencies of GRN and MAPT mutations in FTD cohorts from 2 Brazilian dementia research centers, the University of Sao Paulo and the Federal University of Minas Gerais medical schools.
  
  
  
  We included 76 probands diagnosed with behavioral-variant FTD (n=55), semantic-variant Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) (n=11), or nonfluent-variant PPA (n=10). Twenty-five percent of the cohort had at least 1 relative affected with FTD.
  
  
  
  Mutations in GRN were identified in 7 probands, and in MAPT, in 2 probands. We identified 3 novel GRN mutations (p.Q130X, p.317Afs*12, and p.K259Afs*23) in patients diagnosed with nonfluent-variant PPA or behavioral-variant FTD. Plasma progranulin levels were measured and a cutoff value of 70 ng/mL was found, with 100% sensitivity and specificity to detect null GRN mutations.
  
  
  
  The frequency of GRN mutations was 9.6% and that of MAPT mutations was 7.1%. Among familial cases of FTD, the frequency of GRN mutations was 31.5% and that of MAPT mutations was 10.5%.
authors.affiliation: *Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo (USP) Medical School ‡Department of Neurology, Neuroregeneration Center (LIM 45) ∥Department of Pathology §Discipline of Pathophysiology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo †Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil ¶Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Leonel T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Valeria S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Bahia
authors.forename: Henrique C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: Thais V M M
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Thiago C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Vale
authors.forename: Roberta D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Fabio H G
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Porto
authors.forename: João C B
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Rogério G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Beato
authors.forename: Karolina G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Cesar
authors.forename: Jerusa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smid
authors.forename: Camila F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Lea T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Grinberg
authors.forename: Sonia M D
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Brucki
authors.forename: Jessica R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Maximino
authors.forename: Sarah T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Camargos
authors.forename: Gerson
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chadi
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caramelli
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nitrini
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D057180:Frontotemporal Dementia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D057178:Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics; D000077153:Progranulins; D016875:tau Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C492314:GRN protein, human; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C054369:MAPT protein, human; D000077153:Progranulins; D016875:tau Proteins