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Null mutations in progranulin cause ubiquitin-positive frontotemporal dementia linked to chromosome 17q21

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  • Marc Cruts

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Ilse Gijselinck

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Julie van der Zee

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Sebastiaan Engelborghs

    (Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Behavior
    University of Antwerp
    Middelheim General Hospital)

  • Hans Wils

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Daniel Pirici

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Rosa Rademakers

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Rik Vandenberghe

    (Department of Neurology)

  • Bart Dermaut

    (Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University)

  • Jean-Jacques Martin

    (Laboratory of Neuropathology, Institute Born-Bunge
    University of Antwerp)

  • Cornelia van Duijn

    (Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam)

  • Karin Peeters

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Raf Sciot

    (University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KULeuven))

  • Patrick Santens

    (Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University)

  • Tim De Pooter

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Maria Mattheijssens

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Marleen Van den Broeck

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Ivy Cuijt

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Krist'l Vennekens

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Peter P. De Deyn

    (Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Behavior
    University of Antwerp
    Middelheim General Hospital)

  • Samir Kumar-Singh

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

  • Christine Van Broeckhoven

    (Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
    Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    University of Antwerp)

Abstract

Dementia-causing mutation Two groups of neuroscientists have discovered that a mutation in the progranulin gene, which encodes a growth factor, can cause frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The condition, the second most common form of dementia among under-65s, impairs memory and personality and may also affect movement. The discovery may help to resolve confusion over the cause of the disease — mutations in a neighbouring gene called microtubule-associated protein tau were shown previously to be associated with some, but not all, cases of FTD.

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  • Marc Cruts & Ilse Gijselinck & Julie van der Zee & Sebastiaan Engelborghs & Hans Wils & Daniel Pirici & Rosa Rademakers & Rik Vandenberghe & Bart Dermaut & Jean-Jacques Martin & Cornelia van Duijn & K, 2006. "Null mutations in progranulin cause ubiquitin-positive frontotemporal dementia linked to chromosome 17q21," Nature, Nature, vol. 442(7105), pages 920-924, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:442:y:2006:i:7105:d:10.1038_nature05017
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05017
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