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Navigating the ALS Genetic Labyrinth: The Role of MAPT Haplotypes.
Genes - 30 Oct 2023
Tourtourikov Ivan, Dabchev Kristiyan, Todorov Tihomir, Angelov Teodor, Chamova Teodora, Tournev Ivailo, Kadiyska Tanya, Mitev Vanyo, Todorova Albena
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by wide clinical and biological heterogeneity, with a large proportion of ALS patients also exhibiting frontotemporal dementia (FTD) spectrum symptoms. This project aimed to characterize risk subtypes of the H1 haplotype within the MAPT (microtubule-associated protein tau) gene, according to their possible effect as a risk factor and...
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