Title | Frontotemporal Dementia due to the Novel GRN Arg161GlyfsX36 Mutation. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Authors | Gazzina, S, Archetti, S, Alberici, A, Bonomi, E, Cosseddu, M, Di Lorenzo, D, Padovani, A, Borroni, B |
Journal | J Alzheimers Dis |
Volume | 57 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 1185-1189 |
Date Published | 2017 |
ISSN | 1875-8908 |
Abstract | Progranulin is a multifunctional growth factor mainly expressed in neurons and microglia. Loss-of-function mutations in the Granulin (GRN) gene are causative of frontotemporal dementia with TAR DNA-binding protein-43 inclusions. We reported the case of a 51-year-old male patient affected by sporadic agrammatic variant of primary progressive aphasia, in whom we identified a novel heterozygous deletion in the exon 6 (g.10338_39delAG, p.Arg161GlyfsX36). Plasma progranulin levels were significantly reduced and in silico analysis predicted a premature termination codon. This case expands our knowledge on GRN mutations in frontotemporal dementia. |
DOI | 10.3233/JAD-170066 |
Alternate Journal | J. Alzheimers Dis. |
PubMed ID | 28304311 |