Genetic Disorders with Tau Pathology: A Review of the Literature and Report of Two Patients with Tauopathy and Positive Family Histories
Author(s) -
Paweł Tacik,
Mónica Sánchez-Contreras,
Rosa Rademakers,
Dennis W. Dickson,
Zbigniew K. Wszołek
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
neurodegenerative diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.98
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1660-2862
pISSN - 1660-2854
DOI - 10.1159/000440840
Subject(s) - progressive supranuclear palsy , tauopathy , proband , corticobasal degeneration , tau protein , parkinsonism , pathology , biology , gene mutation , mutation , genetics , disease , gene , alzheimer's disease , medicine , neurodegeneration
Tauopathies are a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the pathological accumulation of hyperphosphorylated and insoluble tau protein within neurons and glia. Although most cases are sporadic, hereditary tauopathies have also been reported.
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