神经退行性疾病中逆转移素的动态失调在单细胞水平上

Wankun Deng1, Citu Citu1, Andi Liu1

  • 1Center for Precision Health, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

Genome research
|October 18, 2024
PubMed
概括

可逆转移元素 (RTEs) 是神经退行性疾病中活跃的移动遗传元素. 这项研究绘制了阿尔茨海默氏症,帕金森症和MS中的RTEs,揭示了细胞特异性模式和失调,特别是神经元中的L1.

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