Genetic investigation in dementia: new interpretive challenges

Genetic testing is increasingly used in the assessment and investigation of individuals with dementia and cognitive impairment. Next generation sequencing dementia panels allow simultaneous parallel examination of multiple genes. But with this increased diagnostic power comes also the possibility of incidental findings, of identifying sequence variants which are benign rather than pathogenic. Dr Larner and colleagues discuss two such cases.
Source: Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Case notes Source Type: research