frontotemporal dementia

Summary
Synonym
  • Wilhemsen-Lynch disease
  • frontotemporal lobar degeneration
  • multiple system tauopathy with presenile dementia
  • pallidopontonigral degeneration
Definition
A dementia characterized by progressive neuronal loss predominantly involving the frontal and/or temporal lobes of the brain resulting in a gradual and progressive decline in behavior or language.
Super Class
brain disease dementia
Related Genes
Displaying all 3 entries
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
2896 GRN granulin precursor
4137 MAPT microtubule associated protein tau
25978 CHMP2B charged multivesicular body protein 2B
Displaying 1 entry
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
83433 Trem2 triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
The Human Phenotype Ontology
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HPO ID HPO Term
HP:0006977 Deficit in grammar
HP:0011204 EEG with continuous slow activity
HP:0006892 Frontotemporal cerebral atrophy
HP:0012658 Abnormal brain FDG positron emission tomography
HP:0007112 Temporal cortical atrophy
HP:0100315 Lewy bodies
HP:0010526 Dysgraphia
HP:0012671 Abulia
HP:0010522 Dyslexia
HP:0010529 Echolalia
Displaying 1 entry
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description
7415 VCP valosin containing protein

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