Complement receptor 1 length polymorphism impacts glial functions relevant to Alzheimer’s disease
CR1 is an important component of microglial and astrocytic phagocytic activity; CR1*2-expressing cells showed increased phagocytosis of opsonised targets, providing clues to mechanism of association with AD risk.
Authors
- Paul Morgan
- Nikoleta Daskoulidou
Institutions
- UK Dementia Research Institute (GB)
- Cardiff University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.087385
- Primary Topic
- Complement system in diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00