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Gene entry

MAPT

microtubule associated protein tau

Chromosome
17
Cytoband
17q21.31
Variants (rsID)
37

MAPT is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 17 (region 17q21.31). Its official name is “microtubule associated protein tau”. The reference table lists 37 variants (rsID) for this gene.

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Clinically classified variants

7 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs17651549Benignsingle nucleotide variantFrontotemporal dementia
  • rs1800547Benignsingle nucleotide variantMAPT-Related Spectrum Disorders|Frontotemporal dementia
  • rs63750072Benignsingle nucleotide variantFrontotemporal dementia
  • rs9468Benignsingle nucleotide variantMAPT-Related Spectrum Disorders
  • rs143956882Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantFrontotemporal dementia
  • rs63750424Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantFrontotemporal dementia|Parkinson disease, late-onset|Progressive supranuclear palsy-parkinsonism syndrome|Pick disease|Progressive supranuclear ophthalmoplegia|Frontotemporal dementia
  • rs63750869Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantFrontotemporal dementia

Other listed variants

Public references

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.