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Mutation screening of the tau gene in patients with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 24 Dec 1999
Roks G, Dermaut B, Heutink P, Julliams A, Backhovens H, Van de Broeck M, Serneels S, Hofman A, Van Broeckhoven C, van Duijn C M, Cruts M
Abstract excerpt
Hyperphosphorylated microtubule associated protein tau, present in neurofibrillary tangles, is a prominent pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The gene encoding tau (MAPT) was recently found mutated in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and other tauopathies. We studied MAPT as a candidate gene in the etiology of AD. The study population consisted of 101 early-onset AD patients and 117 controls. Mutation...
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