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What disorder affects the gene for the tau protein in cases of Pick disease?
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The gene encodes a scaffold protein that maintains the shape of brain neurons by stabilizing cellular microtubules. Mutations to the tau protein cause it to form clumps and limit its ability to assemble microtubules
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