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. 2017 Aug 19;88(10):869–875. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316174

Table 2.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with TBK1 variants

Variant Sex Age of onset (years) Family history Disease duration (months)* ALSFRS-R progression rate † Site of onset Phenotype16 Cognitive impairment25
p.Leu59Phefs*16‡ F 36 sALS 52 § 0.92 Spinal Classic No
c.358+5G>A‡ M 62 sALS 17 0.7 Spinal PLMN No
p.Asp118Asn¶ M 81 sALS 35 † 0.6 Spinal PLMN Yes (ALS-ECI)
p.Lys291Glu¶ M 74 sALS / Δ 33 0.57 Spinal Flail arm** Yes (ALS-NECI)
p.Arg357Gln¶ F 36 sALS 20 1.2 Spinal Classic No
p.Ile397Thr‡‡ M 65 sALS / ϕ 60 0.45 Spinal Pyramidal Yes (ALS-ECI)
c.1644–5_1644-2delAATA‡‡ M 43 sALS 26 2.9 Spinal Pyramidal No

*Disease duration: time from disease onset to latest visit or death.

†Progression rate = (48-ALSFRS-R score)/disease duration. 

‡Loss of function.

§Death.

¶Potentially pathogenic functional missense mutation.

**Hispanic ethnicity.

††Biological and pathogenetic relevance not clear by in vitro functional studies.

‡‡Not demonstrated as pathogenic.

ALSFRS-R, ALS Functional Rating Scale-revised; ALS-ECI, ALS with executive cognitive impairment; ALS-NECI, ALS with non-executive cognitive impairment; PLMN, pure lower motor neuron disease; sALS, sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; TBK1, TANK-binding kinase 1. 

Δ: a brother and a sister deceased approximately at the age of 75 years reported to be affected by unclassified dementia. Φ: mother deceased at the age of 90 years reported to be affected by unclassified dementia.