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MAPT haplotype diversity in multiple system atrophy.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Sept 2016
Labbé Catherine, Heckman Michael G, Lorenzo-Betancor Oswaldo, Murray Melissa E, Ogaki Kotaro, Soto-Ortolaza Alexandra I, Walton Ronald L, Fujioka Shinsuke, Koga Shunsuke, Uitti Ryan J, van Gerpen Jay A, Petersen Ronald C, Graff-Radford Neill R, Younkin Steven G, Boeve Bradley F, Cheshire William P, Low Phillip A, Sandroni Paola, Coon Elizabeth A, Singer Wolfgang, Wszolek Zbigniew K, Dickson Dennis W, Ross Owen A
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare progressive neurodegenerative disorder. MSA was originally considered exclusively sporadic but reports of association with genes such as SNCA, COQ2 and LRRK2 have demonstrated that there is a genetic contribution to the disease. MAPT has been associated with several neurodegenerative diseases and we previously reported a protective association of the MAPT H2...
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