Sex influences clinical phenotype in frontotemporal dementia.
Marta PengoAntonella AlbericiIlenia LibriAlberto BenussiYasmine GadolaNicholas J AshtonHenrik ZetterbergKaj BlennowBarbara BorroniPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2022)
The present study demonstrated that sex is a potential factor in determining FTD phenotype, while it does not influence survival. Although the pathophysiological contribution of sex in neurodegeneration is not well characterized yet, our findings highlight its role as deserving biological variable in FTD.
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