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[Dynamic neuropathology of tauopathy].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Dec 2001
Murayama S
Abstract excerpt
Tauopathy is defined as abnormal accumulation of aberrantly phosphorylated microtubule-associated protein tau in the central nervous system, best demonstrated by immunocytochemistry using anti-tau antibodies. The newly recognized familial tauopathy with mutation in tau gene, that is located on chromosome 17, confirms that the process directly leads to neuronal degeneration. Tau consists of six isoforms translated...
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