The MAPT gene homepage

General information
Gene symbol MAPT
Gene name microtubule-associated protein tau
Chromosome 17
Chromosomal band q21
Imprinted Unknown
Genomic reference NC_000017.10
Transcript reference NM_001123066.3, NM_005910.5, NM_016835.4
Associated with diseases AD, FTLD, PD, PSP
Citation reference(s) -
Curators (1) Y Yang
Total number of public variants reported 111
Unique public DNA variants reported 75
Individuals with public variants 111
Hidden variants -
Date created December 19, 2014
Date last updated January 16, 2024
Version MAPT:240116

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NCBI Sequence Viewer Show distribution histogram of variants in the NCBI Sequence Viewer

Links to other resources
External URL LRG_660
HGNC 6893
Entrez Gene 4137
PubMed articles MAPT
OMIM - Gene 157140
OMIM - Diseases AD (Alzheimer Disease)
FTLD (Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration)
PD (Parkinson Disease)
PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy)
HGMD MAPT
GeneCards MAPT
GeneTests MAPT


Active transcripts


ID     

Chr     

Name     

NCBI ID     

NCBI Protein ID     

DescendingVariants     
00000293 17 microtubule associated protein tau, transcript variant 2 NM_005910.5 NP_005901.2 78
00000292 17 microtubule associated protein tau, transcript variant 6 NM_001123066.3 NP_001116538.2 20
00000054 17 transcript variant 1 NM_016835.4 NP_058519.3 13


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