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Progressive supranuclear palsy finally has a clinically measureable τ abnormality
  1. Glenda Halliday
  1. Correspondence to Professor Glenda Halliday, Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia; g.halliday{at}neura.edu.au

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2014-308567

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    Footnotes

    • The hunt for objective biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders is starting to pay dividends, with a reduction rather than increase in CSF τ levels identified by Wagshal et al1 in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).

    • Competing interests None.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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