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Tauopathies are a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein in the human brain.The best-known of these illnesses is Alzheimer’s disease (AD) wherein tau protein is deposited within neurons in the form of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). They were first described by the eponymous Alois Alzheimer in one of his patients suffering from the disorder.
