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- Title
Novel MAPT Val75Ala mutation and PSEN2 Arg62Hys in two siblings with frontotemporal dementia.
- Authors
Gallo, Maura; Tomaino, Carmine; Puccio, Gianfranco; Frangipane, Francesca; Curcio, Sabrina A. M.; Bernardi, Livia; Geracitano, Silvana; Anfossi, Maria; Mirabelli, Maria; Colao, Rosanna; Vasso, Franca; Smirne, Nicoletta; Maletta, Raffaele G.; Bruni, Amalia Cecilia
- Abstract
A clinical and molecular overlap between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has been reported. Presenilins have been associated with FTD or with FTD-like phenotype, while mutations in the MAPT gene have been linked to a clinical phenotype of AD. We performed a clinical and genetic examination in two FTD siblings and their family tree has been reconstructed. We identified a novel Val75Ala MAPT mutation in one patient and in the other the Arg62His Presenilin2 mutation. The DNA variations identified, defined mutations by frequency, per se are not causative of the disease. These mutations, possibly in association with other unknown environmental and genetic factors, may contribute to neurodegeneration. In this family, the disease might result from a genetically interconnected spectrum of altered pathways that could link most neurodegenerative disorders. Moreover, the novel mutation identified merits further functional studies that would contribute to the unravelling of such a complex field.
- Subjects
ALZHEIMER'S disease; FRONTOTEMPORAL dementia; DEMENTIA; PRESENILINS; MEMBRANE proteins; GENETIC mutation
- Publication
Neurological Sciences, 2010, Vol 31, Issue 1, p65
- ISSN
1590-1874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10072-009-0132-9