Tauopathies: A distinct class of neurodegenerative diseases

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 3-14

  Ozansoy, M ^a   Başak, A Nazli ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Neurodegeneration; Tau gene, Tau protein, Tau mutations; Tauopathies

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; TAU PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CHROMOSOME 17; CORTICOBASAL DEGENERATION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOWN SYNDROME; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NIEMANN PICK DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PICK PRESENILE DEMENTIA; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TAUOPATHY;

EID: 42449150025     PISSN: 13110160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10034-008-0001-5     Document Type: Review

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