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ReviewBMC medical genomics2024

Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia associated with GRN and ErbB4 gene mutations: a case report and literature review.

Youde Cai, Zhongyong Peng, Qiansong He, Ping Sun

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Review in BMC medical genomics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Youde Cai *Department of Neurology, The Second People's Hospital of Guiyang, No. 547 Jinyang South Road, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550000, China.
Zhongyong Peng *Department of Neurology, The Second People's Hospital of Guiyang, No. 547 Jinyang South Road, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550000, China.
Qiansong HeDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550000, China.
Ping SunDepartment of Neurology, The Second People's Hospital of Guiyang, No. 547 Jinyang South Road, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550000, China. 13985140155@163.com.
The First People's Hospital of Guiyang · CNGuizhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo report the clinical manifestation and genetic characteristics of a patient having frontotemporal dementia (FTD) with abnormal behavior and unstable walking.

methodsThe clinical and imaging features of a patient who was eventually diagnosed with FTD were analyzed. The patient's neuropsychological, PET-CT, electromyography, and genetic data were collected. Furthermore, the patient's blood samples were examined for FTD-related genes.

resultsThe patient was a 52-year-old man with hidden onset. The symptoms progressed gradually, presenting with abnormal behaviors, including repeated shopping, taking away other people's things, constantly eating snacks, and frequently calling friends at night. The patient also exhibited executive dysfunction, such as the inability to cook and multiple driving problems, e.g., constantly deviates from his lane while driving. In addition, the patient showed personality changes such as irritability, indifference, and withdrawal, as well as motor symptoms, including unstable walking and frequent falls when walking. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed hippocampal sclerosis along with widening and deepening of the bilateral temporal lobe sulcus. Brain metabolic imaging via PET-CT demonstrated decreased metabolism in the bilateral prefrontal lobe, with the abnormal energy metabolism indicating FTD. Lastly, blood sample analysis detected mutations in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-related GRN gene c.1352C > T (p.P451L) and ErbB4 gene c.256 T > C (p.Y86H).

conclusionThis is the first case of heterozygous mutations in the GRN and ErbB4 genes in FTD alone. The GRN and ErbB4 genes are likely to be important in the pathogenesis of FTD, expanding the common genetic profile of ALS and FTD.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisFrontotemporal DementiaHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyProgranulinsGRN protein, humanProgranulinsAbnormal behaviorBehavioral variant frontotemporal dementiaGRN and ERBB4 genesMutationUnstable walking

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PMID38291418
PMCPMC10829211
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