Precision Medicine for Frontotemporal Dementia
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Precision medicine of frontotemporal dementia: from genotype to phenotype.
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the second most common neurodegenerative cause of early-onset dementia. FTD has an important genetic component contributing to its pathogenic mechanisms. Currently, extensive research on neuroimaging biomarkers and neurochemical biomarkers in FTD is being conducted to address the clinical need for a sensitive and specific diagnostic marker. Here, we review the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Psychiatry
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1664-0640
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00075