Tauopathies are a class of neurodegenerative diseases that arise when the protein tau, which functions to stabilize the microtubules of neurons, becomes misfolded and forms pathogenic intracellular aggregates that cause neurodegeneration (Irwin, 2016) and contribute to memory cognitive deficits (Lee V. M. et al., 2011). The gene discussed is MAPT; the disease is tauopathy.