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Genetics and molecular mechanisms of frontotemporal lobar degeneration: an update and future avenues

Raffaele, F; Claudia, M; John, H; (2019) Genetics and molecular mechanisms of frontotemporal lobar degeneration: an update and future avenues. Neurobiology of Aging , 78 pp. 98-110. 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.02.006. Green open access

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Abstract

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease. The study and the dissection of FTLD is complex due to its clinical, pathological, and genetic heterogeneity. In this review, we survey the state-of-the-art genetics of familial FTLD and recapitulate our current understanding of the genetic architecture of sporadic FTLD by summarizing results of genome-wide association studies performed in FTLD to date. We then discuss the challenges of translating these heterogeneous genetic features into the understanding of the molecular underpinnings of FTLD pathogenesis. We particularly highlight a number of susceptibility processes that appear to be conserved across familial and sporadic cases (e.g., and the cellular waste disposal pathways, and immune system signaling) and finally describe cutting-edge approaches, based on mathematical prediction tools, highlighting novel intriguing risk pathways such as DNA damage response as an emerging theme in FTLD.

Type: Article
Title: Genetics and molecular mechanisms of frontotemporal lobar degeneration: an update and future avenues
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.02.006
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.02.0...
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Geriatrics & Gerontology, Neurosciences, Neurosciences & Neurology, Frontotemporal dementia, Frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Genetics, Pathways, Disease mechanism, Mendelian FTD, Sporadic FTD, FTD-GWAS, AMYOTROPHIC-LATERAL-SCLEROSIS, GROWTH-FACTOR, HEXANUCLEOTIDE REPEAT, CLINICAL-FEATURES, DEMENTIA INSIGHTS, MUTATION CARRIERS, TARDBP MUTATIONS, ESCRT-III, DISEASE, PROGRANULIN
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharmacology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10084870
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