Search Results - "Guerreiro, Rita"
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The role of TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders
Published in Lancet neurology (01-08-2018)“…Alzheimer's disease is a genetically complex disorder; rare variants in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) gene have been shown to as…”
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Reply to: Genome-wide association studies of polygenic risk score-derived phenotypes may lead to inflated false positive rates
Published in Scientific reports (14-03-2023)Get full text
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The genetic architecture of Alzheimer's disease: beyond APP, PSENs and APOE
Published in Neurobiology of aging (01-03-2012)“…Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex disorder with a clear genetic component. Three genes have been identified as the cause of early onset familial…”
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Mutation of the parkinsonism gene ATP13A2 causes neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis
Published in Human molecular genetics (15-06-2012)“…Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) comprise a heterogeneous group of metabolic storage diseases that present with the accumulation of autofluorescent…”
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A locked immunometabolic switch underlies TREM2 R47H loss of function in human iPSC‐derived microglia
Published in The FASEB journal (01-02-2020)“…Loss‐of‐function genetic variants of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) are linked with an enhanced risk of developing dementias…”
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Clinical phenotype and genetic associations in autosomal dominant familial Alzheimer’s disease: a case series
Published in Lancet neurology (01-12-2016)“…Summary Background The causes of phenotypic heterogeneity in familial Alzheimer’s disease with autosomal dominant inheritance are not well understood. We aimed…”
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A Paired RNAi and RabGAP Overexpression Screen Identifies Rab11 as a Regulator of β-Amyloid Production
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (26-12-2013)“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by cerebral deposition of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides, which are generated from amyloid precursor protein (APP) by β- and…”
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Challenge accepted: uncovering the role of rare genetic variants in Alzheimer's disease
Published in Molecular neurodegeneration (09-01-2022)“…The search for rare variants in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is usually deemed a high-risk - high-reward situation. The challenges associated with this endeavor…”
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Using exome sequencing to reveal mutations in TREM2 presenting as a frontotemporal dementia-like syndrome without bone involvement
Published in JAMA neurology (01-01-2013)“…To identify new genes and risk factors associated with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Several genes and loci have been associated with different forms of FTD,…”
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Use of next-generation sequencing and other whole-genome strategies to dissect neurological disease
Published in Nature reviews. Neuroscience (01-07-2012)“…Key Points New sequencing technologies have allowed the examination of genetic variability at unprecedented resolution and scale. From testing millions of…”
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Genome-wide association of polygenic risk extremes for Alzheimer's disease in the UK Biobank
Published in Scientific reports (19-05-2022)“…In just over a decade, advances in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have offered an approach to stratify individuals based on genetic risk for disease…”
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A Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansion in C9ORF72 Is the Cause of Chromosome 9p21-Linked ALS-FTD
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (20-10-2011)“…The chromosome 9p21 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) locus contains one of the last major unidentified autosomal-dominant genes…”
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Genetic architecture of common non-Alzheimer’s disease dementias
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-08-2020)“…Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and vascular dementia (VaD) are the most common forms of dementia after Alzheimer's disease…”
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Correction: Challenge accepted: Uncovering the role of rare genetic variants in Alzheimer’s disease
Published in Molecular neurodegeneration (01-11-2022)Get full text
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Glucocerebrosidase mutations in clinical and pathologically proven Parkinson's disease
Published in Brain (London, England : 1878) (01-07-2009)“…Mutations in the glucocerebrosidase gene (GBA) are associated with Gaucher's disease, the most common lysosomal storage disorder. Parkinsonism is an…”
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Alzheimer's disease genetics: lessons to improve disease modelling
Published in Biochemical Society transactions (01-08-2011)“…In the present review, we look back at the recent history of GWAS (genome-wide association studies) in AD (Alzheimer's disease) and integrate the major…”
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H-ABC syndrome and DYT4: Variable expressivity or pleiotropy of TUBB4 mutations?
Published in Movement disorders (01-05-2015)“…Recently, mutations in the TUBB4A gene have been found to underlie hypomyelination with atrophy of the basal ganglia and cerebellum (H‐ABC) syndrome, a rare…”
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Reconsidering the role of blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's disease: From delivery to target
Published in Frontiers in aging neuroscience (16-02-2023)“…The existence of a selective blood-brain barrier (BBB) and neurovascular coupling are two unique central nervous system vasculature features that result in an…”
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Exome sequencing reveals an unexpected genetic cause of disease: NOTCH3 mutation in a Turkish family with Alzheimer's disease
Published in Neurobiology of aging (01-05-2012)“…Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically complex disorder for which the definite diagnosis is only accomplished postmortem. Mutations in 3 genes (…”
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The Chihuahua dog: A new animal model for neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis CLN7 disease?
Published in Journal of neuroscience research (01-04-2016)“…Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of incurable lysosomal storage disorders characterized by neurodegeneration and accumulation of lipopigments…”
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