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Saitohin gene is not associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Mar 2003
Streffer J R, Papassotiropoulos A, Kurosinski P, Signorell A, Wollmer M A, Tsolaki M, Iakovidou V, Hörndli F, Bosset J, Götz J, Nitsch R M, Hock C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The deposition of tau protein in neurofibrillary tangles constitutes an important feature of many neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. A polymorphic gene, saitohin (STH), nested within the tau gene (microtubule associated protein tau, MAPT), was recently identified and an association of a non-synonymous polymorphism in STH with increased risk for Alzheimer's disease was...
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