TMEM106B:GENFI

Saira S Mirza1,2, Maurice Pasternak1, Andrew D Paterson3

  • 1Centre for Brain Resilience and Recovery, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.

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概括

TMEM106B基因变体rs1990622 G等位基因通过减少大脑缩和保持认知功能,特别是GRN和C9orf72突变载体,提供对前性痴呆 (FTD) 的保护. 这一发现突显了其作为遗传FTD治疗点的潜力.