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Rita Cacace

University of AntwerpORCID 0000-0002-0180-3687Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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The Alzheimers Disease Risk Genes MS4A4A And MS4A6A Cooperate to Negatively Regulate Trem2 and Microglia states

Dalya Rosner, Jiahong Sun, Rita Cacace, Angie Yee, Chaitanya Wagh, Anna Rychkova, Mariah Dunlap, Daniel R. Gulbranson, Adiljan Ibrahim, Xiaoting Wang, Rebecca Y. Wang, Alice Buonfiglioli, Muhammad Alhawagri, Philip L. Kong, Marina K. Roell, , Arnon Rosenthal

This study shows that MS4A4A and MS4A6A negatively regulate TREM2 and microglial function in Alzheimer's disease, suggesting they are potential drug targets.

Neuron · Dec 22, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Accurate characterization of expanded tandem repeat length and sequence through whole genome long-read sequencing on PromethION.

Arne De Roeck, Wouter De Coster, Liene Bossaerts, Rita Cacace, Tim De Pooter, Jasper Van Dongen, Svenn D’Hert, Peter De Rijk, Mojca Stražišar, Christine Van Broeckhoven, Kristel Sleegers

This paper develops a method to accurately characterize expanded tandem repeats using long-read sequencing on PromethION, outperforming traditional methods and enabling clinical applications.

Genome biology · Nov 14, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics