The H2 MAPT haplotype is associated with familial frontotemporal dementia

There is now considerable evidence that the gene encoding for tau protein (MAPT) is implicated in frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The role of MAPT haplotypes in neurodegenerative diseases has been suggested, but their contribution in familial dementia has not been extensively investigated. Here, we i...

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Main Authors: Roberta Ghidoni, Simona Signorini, Laura Barbiero, Elena Sina, Paola Cominelli, Aldo Villa, Luisa Benussi, Giuliano Binetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-05-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Subjects:
Tau
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996105003189