Partial deletion of theMAPTgene: A novel mechanism of FTDP-17

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A heterozygous genomic deletion removing exons 6 to 9 of the microtubule associated protein tau (MAPT) gene, predicting to result into a truncated protein lacking the first microtubule binding domain, was detected in a patient with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Cell culture experiments showed that the truncated tau isoforms had a dramatic decrease in the normal binding to microtubules but acquired the ability to...

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