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Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 is involved in prion-induced microglial activation but does not contribute to prion pathogenesis in mouse brains.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 May 2015
Zhu Caihong, Herrmann Uli S, Li Bei, Abakumova Irina, Moos Rita, Schwarz Petra, Rushing Elisabeth J, Colonna Marco, Aguzzi Adriano
Abstract excerpt
Dysfunctional variants of the innate immune cell surface receptor TREM2 (triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2) were identified as major genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. Here we assessed a possible involvement of TREM2 in prion diseas...
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