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Through both loss‐of‐function and gain‐of‐function mechanisms (including formation of toxic dipeptide repeat proteins), alterations in C9orf72 function are implicated as central to the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "6"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nNotably, despite the extensive discussion on these diverse molecular roles of C9orf72—including its impact on nuclear–cytoplasmic transport, the regulation of RNA processing and stress granule clearance, and the interplay with metabolic and immune pathways—none of the cited reports provide any mention or functional characterization of FAM240B. 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