Slowly progressive dementia caused by MAPT R406W mutations: longitudinal report on a new kindred and systematic review

Abstract Background The MAPT c.1216C > T (p.Arg406Trp; R406W) mutation is a known cause of frontotemporal dementia with Parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 tau with Alzheimer’s disease-like clinical features. Methods We compiled clinical data from a new Swedish kindred with R406W mutation. Seven...

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Main Authors: Emil Ygland, Danielle van Westen, Elisabet Englund, Rosa Rademakers, Zbigniew K. Wszolek, Karin Nilsson, Christer Nilsson, Maria Landqvist Waldö, Irina Alafuzoff, Oskar Hansson, Lars Gustafson, Andreas Puschmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-017-0330-2