Haplotype-specific MAPT exon 3 expression regulated by common intronic polymorphisms associated with Parkinsonian disorders

Abstract Background Genome wide association studies have identified microtubule associated protein tau (MAPT) H1 haplotype single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as leading common risk variants for Parkinson’s disease, progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration. The MAPT risk varia...

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Main Authors: Mang Ching Lai, Anne-Laure Bechy, Franziska Denk, Emma Collins, Maria Gavriliouk, Judith B. Zaugg, Brent J. Ryan, Richard Wade-Martins, Tara M. Caffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Molecular Neurodegeneration
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13024-017-0224-6