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- Title
Multiple variants in families with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia related to C9orf72 repeat expansion: further observations on their oligogenic nature.
- Authors
Giannoccaro, Maria; Bartoletti-Stella, Anna; Piras, Silvia; Pession, Annalisa; De Massis, Patrizia; Oppi, Federico; Stanzani-Maserati, Michelangelo; Pasini, Elena; Baiardi, Simone; Avoni, Patrizia; Parchi, Piero; Liguori, Rocco; Capellari, Sabina
- Abstract
The C9orf72 repeat expansion (RE) is one of the most frequent causative mutations of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). However, it is still unclear how the C9orf72 RE can lead to a heterogeneous phenotype. Several reports have shown the coexistence of mutations in multiple ALS/FTD causative genes in the same family, suggesting an oligogenic etiology for ALS and FTD. Our aim was to investigate this phenomenon in an Italian group of ALS/FTD pedigrees carrying the C9orf72 RE. We included 11 subjects from 11 pedigrees with ALS/FTD and the C9orf72 RE. Mutation screening of FUS, SOD1 and TARDBP genes was performed by direct sequencing. A dementia-specific custom-designed targeted next-generation sequencing panel was used for screening dementia-associated genes mutations. We found genetic variants in additional ALS or dementia-related genes in four pedigrees, including the p.V47A variant in the TYROBP gene. As a group, double mutation carriers displayed a tendency toward a younger age at onset and a higher frequency of positive familiar history and of parkinsonism. Our observation supports the hypothesis that the co-presence of mutations in different genes may be relevant for the clinical expression of ALS/FTD and of their oligogenic nature.
- Subjects
FAMILY health; GENETICS of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; FRONTOTEMPORAL dementia; C9ORF72 gene; GENETIC mutation; GENETICS
- Publication
Journal of Neurology, 2017, Vol 264, Issue 7, p1426
- ISSN
0340-5354
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00415-017-8540-x