Relojes de envejecimiento específicos del tipo de célula cerebral humana basados en transcriptómica de un solo núcleo

Chandramouli Muralidharan1,2,3, Enikő Zakar-Polyák4,5,6, Anita Adami1

  • 1Laboratory of Molecular Neurogenetics, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center and Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University, Lund, 221 84, Sweden.

Resumen

Los científicos desarrollaron relojes transcriptómicos de envejecimiento específicos para el tipo de célula utilizando datos del cerebro humano. Estos relojes miden con precisión el envejecimiento biológico en diferentes células cerebrales, revelando el envejecimiento alterado en enfermedades neurodegenerativas.

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