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Commonly mentioned diseases and abbreviations
| Disease | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Triple negative breast cancer | TNBC |
| Fragile X-associated tremor and ataxia syndrome | FXTAS |
| Spinal muscular atrophy | SMA |
| Frontotemporal dementia | FTD |
| Parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 | FTDP-17 |
| Myotonic dystrophy type 1 | DM1 |
| Myotonic dystrophy type 2 | DM2 |
| C9orf72-associated frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | C9FTD/ALS |
| Parkinson’s disease | PD |
