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Descriptor
English
:
Tauopathies
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tauopatías
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tauopatias
Synonyms
English
:
Tauopathy
Tree Number:
C10.574.945
Definition
English
:
Neurodegenerative disorders involving deposition of abnormal tau
protein isoforms
(
TAU PROTEINS
) in
neurons
and glial cells in the brain. Pathological aggregations of
tau proteins
are associated with
mutation
of the tau gene on
chromosome 17
in
patients
with
ALZHEIMER DISEASE
;
DEMENTIA
;
PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS
; progressive supranuclear palsy (SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE); and corticobasal degeneration.
See Related
English
:
Dementia
Neurofibrillary Tangles
tau Proteins
History Note
English
:
2002
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
36015
Unique Identifier:
D024801
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