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C9orf72→RNA/Dipeptide Repeat Pathology→ALS/FTD — Causal Chain

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C9orf72→RNA Foci→Dipeptide Repeats→ALS/FTD: Causal Chain

Executive Summary

The [C9orf72](/genes/c9orf72) gene hexanucleotide repeat expansion (GGGGCC) is the most common genetic cause of [amyotrophic lateral sclerosis](/diseases/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis) (ALS) and [frontotemporal dementia](/diseases/frontotemporal-dementia) (FTD), accounting for approximately 40% of familial ALS and 25% of familial FTD cases. This causal chain page traces the molecular pathway from the repeat expansion through multiple toxic mechanisms to clinical disease manifestation. PMID: 41763422

```mermaid
flowchart TD
subgraph Genetic["Genetic Defect"]
Expansion["G4C2 Repeat<br/>Expansion"]
Repeat1000["100-1000+<br/>Repeats"]
Methylation["DNA/RNA<br/>Methylation"]
end

subgraph Toxicity1["RNA-Mediated Toxicity"]
RNAFoci["RNA Foci<br/>Formation"]
Splicing["Alternative<br/>Splicing Defects"]
RBPseq["RBP<br/>Sequestration"]
end

subgraph Toxicity2["Dipeptide Repeat Proteins"]
DPR["DPR Proteins<br/>(GP, GA, GR, PR, PA)"]
Nuclear["Nuclear<br/>Dysfunction"]
Translation["RAN<br/>Translation"]
end

subgraph Toxicity3["Nucleocytoplasmic Transport"]
NCT["Nucleocytoplasmic<br/>Transport Defect"]
Pore["Nuclear Pore<br/>Dysfunction"]
Import["Importin<br/>Dysfunction"]
end

subgraph Disease["Disease Outcome"]
Motor["Motor Neuron<br/>Degeneration"]
Frontotemporal["FTD<br/>Phenotype"]
ALS["ALS<br/>Phenotype"]
end

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