How many fronto-temporal lobe cases are associated with a genetic link?

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By Kaitlin Casalletto Kaitlin Casaletto is a neuropsychologist and assistant professor at UCSF Memory and Aging Center where she studies the effects of More...

" FTD is one of the most common forms of early on-set dementia. About 30% of the cases of FTD are linked with this autosomal dominant genetic form which essentially means if you have the gene, you will get the disease. This is a really penetrant form of this dementia. "

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