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Newest in this topic

  1. G2C4 targeting antisense oligonucleotides potently mitigate TDP-43 dysfunction in human C9orf72 ALS/FTD induced pluripotent stem cell derived neurons 2023-11-29
  2. The oligomerization of amyloid beta-protein begins intracellularly in cells derived from human brain 2000-09-01

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2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2000 to 2023

Top journals

  • Acta neuropathologica 1
  • Biochemistry 1

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  1. G2C4 targeting antisense oligonucleotides potently mitigate TDP-43 dysfunction in human C9orf72 ALS/FTD induced pluripotent stem cell derived neurons

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2023-11-29 Drug development

    The G 4 C 2 repeat expansion in the C9orf72 gene is the most common genetic cause of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia.

  2. The oligomerization of amyloid beta-protein begins intracellularly in cells derived from human brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Biochemistry 2000-09-01 Tau biomarkers

    The progressive aggregation and deposition of amyloid beta-protein (Abeta) in brain regions subserving memory and cognition is an early and invariant feature of Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of cognitive failure in aged humans.

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