Definition of the contribution of an Osteopontin-producing CD11c + microglial subset to Alzheimer’s disease

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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of incurable dementia and represents a critical public health issue as the world’s population ages. Although microglial dysregulation is a cardinal feature of AD, the extensive heterogeneity of these immunological cells in the brain has impeded our understanding of their contribution to this disease. Here, we identify a pathogenic microglial subset which expresses...

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