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Brett A. Johnson

University of California, IrvineORCID 0000-0002-9260-245XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Pathology· 3 Neuroscience· 1

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Organism:human· 4 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Assay:imaging· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Edwin S. MonukiiD· 4 shared Michael J. Neel· 4 shared Erfan Zolfaghari· 2 shared Todd J. Soo· 2 shared Aditi Kulkarni· 1 shared Benjamin Tran· 1 shared Caren Yassa· 1 shared Christina H. TuiD· 1 shared

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PathologybioRxivPreprintJun 1, 2026

Age-associated oncocytic transformation correlates with an increased prevalence of small multiple Biondi body inclusions in human choroid plexus epithelial cells

Caren Yassa, Erfan Zolfaghari, Michael J. Neel…·Edwin S. Monuki

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.27.728253

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PathologybioRxivPreprintMay 28, 2026

Alzheimer's disease associations with increased Biondi body amyloid in hippocampal-associated choroid plexus epithelial cells and ependymal cells

Eunice Shin, Michelle I. Kim, Todd J. Soo…·Edwin S. Monuki

The paper investigates the association between Alzheimer's disease and Biondi body amyloid in hippocampal-associated choroid plexus epithelial cells and ependymal cells, finding a near-significant increase in BB-containing CPECs and a significant increase in BB-like amyloid in ependymal cells in AD.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.25.727667

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PathologybioRxivPreprintMay 26, 2026

Inducible lipid storage and steatosis in the human choroid plexus associated with age and adiposity

N.Victoria Espericueta, Michael J. Neel, Yao Wang…·Edwin S. Monuki

This study identifies age and adiposity-related lipid droplet accumulation in human choroid plexus epithelial cells, with associations with BMI, sex, and Alzheimer's Disease.

1 citation

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NeuroscienceNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJun 3, 2025

Sequential emergence and contraction of epithelial subtypes in the prenatal human choroid plexus revealed by a stem cell model

Haley Masters, Shuxiong Wang, Christina H. Tu…·Edwin S. Monuki

8 citations

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