Strong association of the Saitohin gene Q7 variant with progressive supranuclear palsy.

de Silva, R; Hope, A; Pittman, A; Weale, M E; Morris, H R; Wood, N W; Lees, A J · Neurology · 2003

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

Recent reports are inconclusive in showing that the Q7R polymorphism of the novel Saitohin gene, nested in intron 9 of the tau gene, is associated with AD. The authors show that this polymorphism is in complete linkage disequilibrium with the extended tau H1/H2 haplotype and that the Q variant and QQ genotype of Q7R are strongly associated with progressive supranuclear palsy, implicating it as a possibly important pathogenic candidate.

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