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The novel MAPT mutation K298E: mechanisms of mutant tau toxicity, brain pathology and tau expression in induced fibroblast-derived neurons.
Acta neuropathologica - 1 Feb 2014
Iovino Mariangela, Pfisterer Ulrich, Holton Janice L, Lashley Tammaryn, Swingler Robert J, Calo Laura, Treacy Rebecca, Revesz Tamas, Parmar Malin, Goedert Michel, Muqit Miratul M K, Spillantini Maria Grazia
Abstract excerpt
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) consists of a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by behavioural and executive impairment, language disorders and motor dysfunction. About 20-30% of cases are inherited in a dominant manner. Mutations in the microtubule-associated protein tau gene (MAPT) cause frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17T). Here we report a novel...
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