MAPT and progressive supranuclear palsy: However, Tau mutations or modifications are causal to some neurodegenerative diseases without plaques, including fronto-temporal dementia linked to chromosome 17 with Parkinsonism (FTDP-17), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), and corticobasal degeneration (CBD), suggesting Tau associated neurodegeneration without Aβ deposition [6, 7].