Epigenomic features related to microglia are associated with attenuated effect of APOE ε4 on Alzheimer's disease risk in humans
Yiyi Ma, Lei Yu, Marta Olah, Rebecca G. Smith, Stephanie R. Oatman, Mariet Allen, Ehsan Pishva, Bin Zhang, Vilas Menon, Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner, Katie Lunnon, David Alan Bennett, Hans-Ulrich Klein, Philip L. De Jager
The paper identifies an epigenomic factor linked to reduced activated microglia that mitigates the risk of Alzheimer's disease in APOE ε4 carriers.
Alzheimer s & Dementia · Dec 1, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience