MAPT and Parkinsonism: rs8070723 is an intronic A/G SNP (major allele A frequency 0.881, minor allele G frequency 0.119) in MAPT, the gene that encodes the microtubule-associated protein tau, and is associated with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (Hoglinger et al., 2011) and with Parkinson’s Disease (UK Parkinson’s Disease Consortium et al., 2011).