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A harmonized classification system for FTLD-TDP pathology

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The authors wish to thank their clinical colleagues, in particular Dr. William Seeley (University of California San Francisco), for their support and encouragement in moving this endeavour forward. Studies reviewed here from the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research were supported by AG-10124 and AG-17586.

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Mackenzie, I.R.A., Neumann, M., Baborie, A. et al. A harmonized classification system for FTLD-TDP pathology. Acta Neuropathol 122, 111–113 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-011-0845-8

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