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ArticleNeurobiology of aging2014

Microtubule-associated protein tau genetic variations are uncommon cause of frontotemporal dementia in south India.

P M Aswathy, P S Jairani, Joe Verghese, Srinivas Gopala, P S Mathuranath

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Article in Neurobiology of aging, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Scientific knowledge about dementia: From the Global South to the world.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  5. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy in India: Past, Present, and Future.Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology · 2025
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  6. Gaps in biomedical research in frontotemporal dementia: A call for diversity and disparities focused research.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

P M AswathyCognition and Behavioral Neurology Section, Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
P S Jairani
Joe Verghese
Srinivas Gopala
P S Mathuranath
Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology · INAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · US

Funding

Kerala-Einstein Study: Healthy lifestyle, vascular disease, and cognitive declineR01AG039330 · NIA · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI MATHURANATH, PAVAGADA S, VERGHESE, JOE · 2011 to 2023
$5.0M
Kerala-Einstein study: Risk factors for cognitive declineR21AG029799 · NIA · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI VERGHESE, JOE · 2008 to 2009
$245k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG039330NIA NIH HHS R01AG039330-01NIA NIH HHS R21 AG029799NIA NIH HHS R21AG029799
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) positive neuropathology is the characteristic feature of majority of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) cases, which is due to the mutations or haplotypic variations in the gene encoding MAPT (MAPT). The present study was aimed at determining the frequency of genetic variations in MAPT in a south Indian FTD cohort. The frequency of mutations were determined in 116 FTD, 8 progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and 3 corticobasal syndrome (CBS) patients and haplotype diversity were analyzed in a study cohort comprising 116 FTD, 8 PSP, 3 CBS, 194 other dementia groups, 78 mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 130 cognitively normal individuals and report no pathogenic mutations in FTD/PSP/CBS or haplotypic association with disease risk in FTD or other dementia patients. These findings suggest that there may be other genetic or epigenetic factors contributing to the pathogenesis of FTD in the south Indian population.

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Mutation RateCohort StudiesFrontotemporal DementiaGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHaplotypesHumansIndiatau ProteinsMAPT protein, humantau ProteinsAssociation analysisFrontotemporal dementiaHaplotypesMicrotubule-associated protein tauMutation analysis

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PMID24041972
PMCPMC4031455
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