Preferred Name

Tauopathy

Synonyms

ID

http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12696

abbrev

class_or_indiv

true

definition

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 (MeSH).

external_id_urls

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?field=uid&term=D024801

external_ids

meshUID:D024801

label

Tauopathy

mod_date

2007-10-05

preferred_label

Tauopathy

prefixIRI

birnlex_12696

retired

false

synonyms

subClassOf

http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_2086

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