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Newest in this topic

  1. A Dementia-Associated Risk Variant near TMEM106B Alters Chromatin Architecture and Gene Expression 2017-10-19
  2. Differential Aging Analysis in Human Cerebral Cortex Identifies Variants in TMEM106B and GRN that Regulate Aging Phenotypes 2017-03-18
  3. What we know about TMEM106B in neurodegeneration 2016-08-20

Studies

4 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2013 to 2017

Top journals

  • Acta neuropathologica 1
  • American journal of human genetics 1
  • Cell systems 1
  • Journal of neurochemistry 1

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  1. A Dementia-Associated Risk Variant near TMEM106B Alters Chromatin Architecture and Gene Expression

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. American journal of human genetics 2017-10-19 Genetics

    Neurodegenerative diseases pose an extraordinary threat to the world's aging population, yet no disease-modifying therapies are available.

  2. Differential Aging Analysis in Human Cerebral Cortex Identifies Variants in TMEM106B and GRN that Regulate Aging Phenotypes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Cell systems 2017-03-18 Genetics

    Human age-associated traits, such as cognitive decline, can be highly variable across the population, with some individuals exhibiting traits that are not expected at a given chronological age.

  3. What we know about TMEM106B in neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2016-08-20 Genetics

    Frontotemporal lobar degeneration is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting over 50,000 people in the United States alone.

  4. TMEM106B p.T185S regulates TMEM106B protein levels: implications for frontotemporal dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of neurochemistry 2013-07-01 Genetics

    Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is the second leading cause of dementia in individuals under age 65.

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