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A novel mutation at position +11 in the intron following exon 10 of the tau gene in FTDP-17.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Jan 2002
Kowalska Anna, Hasegawa Masato, Miyamoto Katsuichi, Akiguchi Ichiro, Ikemoto Akito, Takahashi Keikichi, Araki Wataru, Tabira Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the microtubule-associated tau gene are responsible for frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17). A reduced ability of the mutated microtubule-associated tau protein to interact with microtubules causes microtubule destabilization leading to deleterious effects on axonal transport and the formation of tau filaments. Here, we describe a new mutation of the tau gene, a...
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