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Dementia due to genetic causes

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Link to WHO Definition

Dementia due to genetic causes – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1957030048

Dementia that is due to cerebral infarcts associated with a genetic mutations. They can be autosomal dominant (such as CADASIL due to Notch3 mutation) or autosomal recessive (such as CARASIL due to HTRA1 mutation).