Association between repeat sizes and clinical and pathological characteristics in carriers of C9ORF72 repeat expansions (Xpansize-72): a cross-sectional cohort …

…, MG Heckman, NN Diehl, PH Brown… - The Lancet …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Hexanucleotide repeat expansions in chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9ORF72)
are the most common known genetic cause of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and …

TMEM106B protects C9ORF72 expansion carriers against frontotemporal dementia

…, PH Brown, ME Murray, GYR Hsiung, H Stewart… - Acta …, 2014 - Springer
Variants in transmembrane protein 106 B (TMEM106B) modify the disease penetrance of
frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in carriers of progranulin (GRN) mutations. We investigated …

Novel clinical associations with specific C9ORF72 transcripts in patients with repeat expansions in C9ORF72

…, M DeJesus-Hernandez, NCA Finch, PH Brown… - Acta …, 2015 - Springer
The loss of chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9ORF72) expression, associated with
C9ORF72 repeat expansions, has not been examined systematically. Three C9ORF72 …

[HTML][HTML] Long-read sequencing across the C9orf72 'GGGGCC' repeat expansion: implications for clinical use and genetic discovery efforts in human disease

…, M DeJesus-Hernandez, J Jackson, PH Brown… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Background Many neurodegenerative diseases are caused by nucleotide repeat
expansions, but most expansions, like the C9orf72 ‘GGGGCC’ (G 4 C 2 ) repeat that causes …

TYROBP genetic variants in early-onset Alzheimer's disease

C Pottier, TA Ravenscroft, PH Brown, NCA Finch… - Neurobiology of …, 2016 - Elsevier
We aimed to identify new candidate genes potentially involved in early-onset Alzheimer's
disease (EOAD). Exome sequencing was conducted on 45 EOAD patients with either a family …

Ataxin-2 as potential disease modifier in C9ORF72 expansion carriers

…, PH Brown, ME Murray, GYR Hsiung, H Stewart… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Repeat expansions in chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9ORF72) are an important
cause of both motor neuron disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Currently, …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic modifiers in carriers of repeat expansions in the C9ORF72 gene

…, PH Brown, ME Murray, GYR Hsiung, H Stewart… - Molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Background Hexanucleotide repeat expansions in chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9ORF72)
are causative for frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and motor neuron disease (MND)…

Study of LRRK2 variation in tauopathy: Progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration

…, MG Heckman, P Tacik, N Diehl, PH Brown… - Movement …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Mutations in the leucine‐rich repeat kinase 2 gene (LRRK2) are the most
common genetic cause of Parkinson's disease (PD). Unexpectedly, tau pathology has been …

A novel tau mutation, p. K317N, causes globular glial tauopathy

…, MC Baker, RL Walton, Y Carlomagno, PH Brown… - Acta …, 2015 - Springer
Globular glial tauopathies (GGTs) are 4-repeat tauopathies neuropathologically characterized
by tau-positive, globular glial inclusions, including both globular oligodendroglial …

[HTML][HTML] Matrix metalloproteinases as regulators of periodontal inflammation

…, HR Patricia, S Timo, B Claudia, H Marcela - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Periodontitis are infectious diseases characterized by immune-mediated destruction of
periodontal supporting tissues and tooth loss. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are key …