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Role of the tau gene region chromosome inversion in progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, and related disorders.
Archives of neurology - 1 Nov 2008
Webb Amy, Miller Bruce, Bonasera Stephen, Boxer Adam, Karydas Anna, Wilhelmsen Kirk C
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BACKGROUND: An inverted region on chromosome 17 has been previously linked to many Pick complex diseases. Due to the inversion, an exact causal locus has been difficult to identify, but the microtubule-associated protein tau gene is a likely candidate gene for its involvement in these diseases with tau inclusion. OBJECTIVE: To search for variants that confer susceptibility to 4 tauopathies and clinically related...
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