raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:275864

Behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia

Synonyms: bv-FTD

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

Behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bv-FTD) is a form of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), characterized by progressive behavioral impairment and a decline in executive function with frontal lobe-predominant atrophy.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enBehavioral variant of frontotemporal dementiabv-FTD
frDémence fronto-temporale, variante comportementalevt-DFT
deVerhaltensvariante der frontotemporalen Demenz= en
esVariante conductual de la demencia frontotemporal
itVariante comportamentale della demenza frontotemporale= en
nlGedragsvariant van frontotemporale dementie= en
ptVariante comportamental da demência frontotemporal= en
plWariant behawioralny otępienia czołowo-skroniowego= en
csBehaviorální varianta frontotemporální demence= en
ukПоведінковий варіант лобно-скроневої деменції= en
zh行为异常型额颞叶痴呆= en
trFrontotemporal demansın davranışsal varyantı= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM172700NTBTvalidated
OMIM600274NTBTvalidated
OMIM600795BTNTvalidated
OMIM616437BTNTvalidated
OMIM619132BTNTvalidated
ICD-10G31.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-116D83NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0017160Evalidated
UMLSC4011788Evalidated
GARD7392Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

9 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
PSEN1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9508ENSG0000008081510431114q24.2presenilin 111094121[PMID]
SQSTM1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11280ENSG000001610116015305q35.3sequestosome 124042580[PMID]
C9ORF72Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:28337ENSG000001478946142609p21.2C9orf72-SMCR8 complex subunit23597030[PMID]_23392204[PMID]
CHMP2BMajor susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:24537ENSG000000839376095123p11.2charged multivesicular body protein 2B22355793[PMID]_23597030[PMID]
GRNMajor susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:4601ENSG0000003058213894517q21.31granulin precursor23597030[PMID]_23392204[PMID]
MAPTMajor susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:6893ENSG0000018686815714017q21.31microtubule associated protein tau23597030[PMID]
TMEM106BMajor susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:22407ENSG000001064606134137p21.3transmembrane protein 106B27543298[PMID]_21614538[PMID]
TREM2Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:17761ENSG000000959706050866p21.1triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 224139279[PMID]_25042114[PMID]
VCPMajor susceptibility factor inNot yet assessedHGNC:12666ENSG000001652806010239p13.3valosin containing protein23597030[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0004 / 100 000NetherlandsValue and classValidated22950490[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

40 annotations · validated 2016-05-04
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000733Abnormal repetitive mannerisms
HP:0000718Aggressive behavior
HP:0002381Aphasia
HP:0000708Atypical behavior
HP:0000734Disinhibition
HP:0002442Dyscalculia
HP:0010526Dysgraphia
HP:0010522Dyslexia
HP:0010529Echolalia
HP:0030213Emotional blunting
HP:0006892Frontotemporal cerebral atrophy
HP:0002145Frontotemporal dementia
HP:0000710Hyperorality
HP:0000719Inappropriate behavior
HP:0000737Irritability
HP:0000757Lack of insight
HP:0002371Loss of speech
HP:0002354Memory impairment
HP:0001268Mental deterioration
HP:0030223Perseveration
HP:0000751Personality changes
HP:0002465Poor speech
HP:0000711Restlessness
HP:0000723Restrictive behavior
HP:0000474Thickened nuchal skin fold
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0012658Abnormal brain FDG positron emission tomography
HP:0002500Abnormal cerebral white matter morphology
HP:0030212Collectionism
HP:0011204EEG with continuous slow activity
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002071Abnormality of extrapyramidal motor function
HP:0012671Abulia
HP:0000741Apathy
HP:0002446Astrocytosis
HP:0002069Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
HP:0002380Fasciculations
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0002300Mutism
HP:0000709Psychosis
HP:0002493Upper motor neuron dysfunction

Run the differential on the 12 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 18090417[PMID]_9791535[PMID]_20971753[PMID]

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