An illustration of how a mutation to MARK4 causes Alzheimer's disease. (IMAGE)

Tokyo Metropolitan University

An illustration of how a mutation to MARK4 causes Alzheimer's disease.

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The mutant MARK4 creates a form of tau which accumulates easily in brain cells, causing neurons to die.

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Tokyo Metropolitan University

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