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Fine mapping of the MAPT locus using quantitative trait analysis identifies possible causal variants in Alzheimer's disease.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 May 2007
Laws S M, Friedrich P, Diehl-Schmid J, Müller J, Eisele T, Bäuml J, Förstl H, Kurz A, Riemenschneider M
Abstract excerpt
In addition to senile plaques, neurofibrillary tangles are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology, suggesting a clear involvement of the microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) in AD. Recent findings, suggesting that the H1c haplotype is associated with increased risk, now also implicate MAPT genetically. In this study, we aim to clarify this association by a fine mapping approach using both a...
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