2004
DOI: 10.1002/ana.20083
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A novel presenilin 1 mutation associated with Pick's disease but not β‐amyloid plaques

Abstract: Familial forms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) with tauopathy are mostly caused by mutations in the gene encoding the microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT). However, rare forms of familial tauopathy without MAPT mutations have been reported, suggesting other tauopathy-related genetic defects. Interestingly, two presenilin 1 (PS1) mutations (Leu113Pro and insArg352) recently have been associated with familial FTD albeit without neuropathological confirmation. We report here a novel PS1 mutation in a patien… Show more

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“…The diagnosis of FTD was based on the Lund and Manchester criteria as described [The Lund and Manchester Groups, 1994;Le Ber et al, 2007]. Previous mutation analyses identified a MAPT mutation in three Belgian and six French FTD patients, and a presenilin 1 (PSEN1) [MIM# 104311] mutation in one Belgian patient [van der Zee et al, 2006;Dermaut et al, 2004;Le Ber et al, 2007]. In addition to patients, 459 unrelated neurologically healthy Belgian and 187 French control individuals were analyzed for PGRN variations.…”
Section: Subjectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The diagnosis of FTD was based on the Lund and Manchester criteria as described [The Lund and Manchester Groups, 1994;Le Ber et al, 2007]. Previous mutation analyses identified a MAPT mutation in three Belgian and six French FTD patients, and a presenilin 1 (PSEN1) [MIM# 104311] mutation in one Belgian patient [van der Zee et al, 2006;Dermaut et al, 2004;Le Ber et al, 2007]. In addition to patients, 459 unrelated neurologically healthy Belgian and 187 French control individuals were analyzed for PGRN variations.…”
Section: Subjectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A serious challenge to that model has arisen with the discovery of a family of individuals with a PS mutation manifesting clinically as frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and pathologically as "pure" NFT disease, i.e., there is no parenchymal or cerebrovascular amyloidosis in FTD (29). FTD is usually due to mutations involving the cytoskeletal protein tau, and these diseases are therefore called tauopathies (30).…”
Section: What Is the Role Of Aβ In Common Forms Of Ad?mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…No pathogenic PS1 mutation has heretofore been described as associating with pure NFT pathology. Furthermore, no generation of excess levels of Aβ42 was observed when the FTD mutant PS was transfected into cultured cells (29). The possibility remains that the PS1 mutation is acting by elevating the levels of toxic Aβ oligomers that induce tangle formation but not plaques, but no precedent exists for such a pathomechanism.…”
Section: What Is the Role Of Aβ In Common Forms Of Ad?mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These A␤42-independent cellular changes may also contribute to the onset and/or neuropathological characteristics of presenilindependent FAD (22). Interestingly, certain pathogenic mutations in PS1 cause frontotemporal dementia with profound neurofibrillary tangle pathology in the absence of amyloid plaques (23). However, it is currently unknown how the presenilins mediate multiple cellular processes in addition to their role as a protease subunit.…”
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