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Is the saitohin gene involved in neurodegenerative diseases?
Annals of neurology - 1 Dec 2002
Verpillat Patrice, Ricard Sylvain, Hannequin Didier, Dubois Bruno, Bou Jacqueline, Camuzat Agnès, Pradier Laurent, Frebourg Thierry, Brice Alexis, Clerget-Darpoux Françoise, Deleuze Jean-François, Campion Dominique
Abstract excerpt
Recently, a single nucleotide polymorphism that results in an amino acid change (Q7R) was identified in a previously undescribed gene, named saitohin, nested within the tau gene. We analyzed the distribution of this polymorphism in 499 patients with Alzheimer's disease, 91 patients with frontotemporal dementia, and 402 controls. This polymorphism was in complete disequilibrium with the well-defined extended tau...
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