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The failure of microglia to digest developmental apoptotic cells contributes to the pathology of RNASET2-deficient leukoencephalopathy.
Glia - 1 Jul 2020
Hamilton Noémie, Rutherford Holly A, Petts Jessica J, Isles Hannah M, Weber Thomas, Henneke Marco, Gärtner Jutta, Dunning Mark J, Renshaw Stephen A
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The contribution of microglia in neurological disorders is emerging as a leading disease driver rather than a consequence of pathology. RNAseT2-deficient leukoencephalopathy is a severe childhood white matter disorder affecting patients in their first year of life and mimicking a cytomegalovirus brain infection. The early onset and resemblance of the symptoms to a viral infection suggest an inflammatory and...
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