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Tau protein abnormalities are key pathogenic features of Alzheimer disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. In 2015, new studies of the less common tauopathies, including progressive
supranuclear palsy, chronic traumatic encephalopathy and frontotemporal lobar degeneration, have identified _in vivo_ biomarkers and mechanisms that initiate tau pathology. Access through
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.24546 (2015). Download references ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS J.C.R. and A.L.B. are supported by NIH (grants U54NS092089 and R01AG038791) and the Tau Consortium. AUTHOR
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COMPETING INTERESTS A.L.B. has received research support from Avid, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, C2N Diagnostics, Cortice Biosciences, Eli Lilly, Forum Pharmaceuticals, Genentech and TauRx.
He has served as a consultant for Asceneuron, Ipierian, Ionis (formerly Isis) Pharmaceuticals, Janssen and Merck. He serves on a Data and Safety Monitoring Board for Neurogenetics
Pharmaceuticals. He has stock and/or options in Alector and Delos. J.C.R. declares no competing interests. RELATED LINKS WEB LINKS The Genetic FTD Initiative (GENFI) Advancing Research and
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