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A somatic mutation in erythro-myeloid progenitors causes neurodegenerative disease.
Nature - 21 Sept 2017
Mass Elvira, Jacome-Galarza Christian E, Blank Thomas, Lazarov Tomi, Durham Benjamin H, Ozkaya Neval, Pastore Alessandro, Schwabenland Marius, Chung Young Rock, Rosenblum Marc K, Prinz Marco, Abdel-Wahab Omar, Geissmann Frederic
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The pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases is poorly understood and there are few therapeutic options. Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by progressive neuronal dysfunction and loss, and chronic glial activation. Whether microglial activation, which is generally viewed as a secondary process, is harmful or protective in neurodegeneration remains unclear. Late-onset neurodegenerative disease...
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