Abstract
The validation of tau radioligands could improve the diagnosis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration and the assessment of disease-modifying therapies. Here, we demonstrate that binding of the tau radioligand [18F]AV-1451 was significantly abnormal in both magnitude and distribution in a patient with familial frontotemporal dementia due to a MAPT 10 + 16C>T gene mutation, recapitulating the pattern of neuropathology seen in her father. Given the genetic diagnosis and the non-Alzheimer's pathology, these findings suggest that [18F]AV-1451 might be a useful biomarker in primary tauopathies. Largerscale in vivo and post-mortem studies will be needed to assess the technique's specificity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 940-947 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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