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HD phenocopies--possible role of Saitohin gene.
The International journal of neuroscience - 1 Mar 2008
Janković N, Kecmanović M, Dimitrijević R, Keckarević Marković M, Dobricić V, Keckarević D, Savić Pavicević D, Romac S
Abstract excerpt
Saitohin (STH) is located in the intron of the human gene for microtubule-associated protein tau. Q7R polymorphism has been identified in the STH gene. Some neurodegenerative disorders were found to be associated with the presence of certain STH allele. This study genotyped 37 subjects with diagnosis of Huntington's disease, but lacking mutations in HD, PRNP, JPH-3, and FTL genes for STH polymorphism. It was...
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