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TDP-43 proteinopathy in aging: Associations with risk-associated gene variants and with brain parenchymal thyroid hormone levels.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 May 2019
Nelson Peter T, Gal Zsombor, Wang Wang-Xia, Niedowicz Dana M, Artiushin Sergey C, Wycoff Samuel, Wei Angela, Jicha Gregory A, Fardo David W
Abstract excerpt
TDP-43 proteinopathy is very prevalent among the elderly (affecting at least 25% of individuals over 85 years of age) and is associated with substantial cognitive impairment. Risk factors implicated in age-related TDP-43 proteinopathy include commonly inherited gene variants, comorbid Alzheimer's disease pathology, and thyroid hormone dysfunction. To test parameters that are associated with aging-related TDP-43...
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