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Targeted brain proteomics uncover multiple pathways to Alzheimer's dementia.
Yu L, Petyuk VA, Gaiteri C, et al. Targeted brain proteomics uncover multiple pathways to Alzheimer’s dementia. Ann Neurol. 2018;84(1):78-88. doi:10.1002/ana.25266
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Genome-wide association study results for educational attainment aid in identifying genetic heterogeneity of schizophrenia.
Bansal V, Mitjans M, Burik CAP, et al. Genome-wide association study results for educational attainment aid in identifying genetic heterogeneity of schizophrenia. Nat Commun. 2018;9(1):3078. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05510-z
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Neuropathologic features of TOMM40 '523 variant on late-life cognitive decline.
Yu L, Lutz MW, Farfel JM, et al. Neuropathologic features of TOMM40 ’523 variant on late-life cognitive decline. Alzheimers Dement. 2017;13(12):1380-1388. doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2017.05.002
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Do glia drive synaptic and cognitive impairment in disease?
Chung WS, Welsh CA, Barres BA, Stevens B. Do glia drive synaptic and cognitive impairment in disease? Nat Neurosci. 2015;18(11):1539-1545. doi:10.1038/nn.4142
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First-episode psychosis patients display increased plasma IL-18 that correlates with cognitive dysfunction.
Orhan F, Fatouros-Bergman H, Schwieler L, et al. First-episode psychosis patients display increased plasma IL-18 that correlates with cognitive dysfunction. Schizophr Res. 2018;195:406-408. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2017.09.016
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The Genetics of Endophenotypes of Neurofunction to Understand Schizophrenia (GENUS) consortium: A collaborative cognitive and neuroimaging genetics project.
Blokland GAM, Del Re EC, Mesholam-Gately RI, et al. The Genetics of Endophenotypes of Neurofunction to Understand Schizophrenia (GENUS) consortium: A collaborative cognitive and neuroimaging genetics project. Schizophr Res. 2018;195:306-317. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2017.09.024
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Identification of genes associated with dissociation of cognitive performance and neuropathological burden: Multistep analysis of genetic, epigenetic, and transcriptional data.
White CC, Yang HS, Yu L, et al. Identification of genes associated with dissociation of cognitive performance and neuropathological burden: Multistep analysis of genetic, epigenetic, and transcriptional data. PLoS Med. 2017;14(4):e1002287. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002287
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COMT Val 158 Met polymorphism is associated with nonverbal cognition following mild traumatic brain injury.
Winkler EA, Yue JK, McAllister TW, et al. COMT Val 158 Met polymorphism is associated with nonverbal cognition following mild traumatic brain injury. Neurogenetics. 2016;17(1):31-41. doi:10.1007/s10048-015-0467-8
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Complement and microglia mediate early synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models.
Hong S, Beja-Glasser VF, Nfonoyim BM, et al. Complement and microglia mediate early synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models. Science. 2016;352(6286):712-716. doi:10.1126/science.aad8373
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Higher brain BDNF gene expression is associated with slower cognitive decline in older adults.
Buchman AS, Yu L, Boyle PA, Schneider JA, De Jager PL, Bennett DA. Higher brain BDNF gene expression is associated with slower cognitive decline in older adults. Neurology. 2016;86(8):735-41. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000002387
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In November 2022, Ó³»­´«Ã½â€™s Genomics Platform sequenced its 500,000th whole human genome, a mere four years after sequencing its 100,000th.

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