Progressive supranuclear palsy: earlier age of onset in patients with the tau protein A0/A0 genotype.

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Genetic studies have detected an association between the presence of the tau gene A0 allele and patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). This study examined whether patients with this polymorphism exhibit distinct demographic or clinical characteristics. We studied 26 patients who fulfilled clinical criteria for the diagnosis of PSP, 20 who had the A0/A0 genotype and 6 who had other genotypes. A...

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