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Plot twist: TET2 clones save the brain.
Cell stem cell - 7 Aug 2025
Telpoukhovskaia Maria A, Trowbridge Jennifer J
Abstract excerpt
While clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is associated with protection from Alzheimer's disease (AD), a limited understanding of the mechanisms by which this occurs has been a barrier to therapeutic intervention. In a new study, Matatall et al.1 discover protective mechanisms by which TET2-mutant, but not DNMT3A-mutant, CH impacts dementia pathology and cognition.
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- Dioxygenases
- Brain
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins
- Humans
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Animals
- Alzheimer Disease
- Mutation
