Source of cell-specific change in Alzheimer's disease

Friday, July 14, 2017 - 17:32 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have identified altered expression of a gene called ANK1, which only recently has been associated with memory robbing Alzheimer's disease, in specific cells in the brain. Following sequencing of each of these cell types, the scientists found that altered ANK1 expression originates in microglia, a type of immune cell found in the brain and central nervous system.

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