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Prominent axonopathy in the brain and spinal cord of transgenic mice overexpressing four-repeat human tau protein.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Dec 1999
Spittaels K, Van den Haute C, Van Dorpe J, Bruynseels K, Vandezande K, Laenen I, Geerts H, Mercken M, Sciot R, Van Lommel A, Loos R, Van Leuven F
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the human tau gene cause frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17. Some mutations, including mutations in intron 10, induce increased levels of the functionally normal four-repeat tau protein isoform, leading to neurodegeneration. We generated transgenic mice that overexpress the four-repeat human tau protein isoform specifically in neurons. The transgenic mice developed...
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