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Neurobiol Dis. 2006 May;22(2):401-3. Epub 2006 Feb 28.

A MAPT mutation in a regulatory element upstream of exon 10 causes frontotemporal dementia.

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  • 1Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, Porter Neuroscience Building, 35, Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

Abstract

We report here the genetic analysis of a newly ascertained kindred in which frontotemporal dementia occurs in an apparent autosomal dominant fashion, and in which a novel MAPT gene mutation co-segregates with disease. Sequencing the MAPT gene in affected individuals revealed a change in intron 9. This finding supports earlier studies on the effect of a splice-accepting element in inclusion of exon 10 in the MAPT transcript. This mutation sheds light on a novel mechanism by which over-expression of 4-repeat tau leads to disease. Based on our current findings, we propose a novel mechanism by which intronic mutations can lead to frontotemporal dementia.

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