Neural Regeneration Research ›› 2021, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (9): 1770-1771.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.306087

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Human stem cell-derived microglia will be an indispensable toolbox for Alzheimer’s disease research

Tongfei Liu*   

  1. Neuroscience Initiative, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA; Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
  • Online:2021-09-15 Published:2021-02-05
  • Contact: Tongfei Liu, PhD, liutongfei1983@gmial.com.

Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common age-related dementia without cures. Between 2000 and 2017, deaths resulting from AD increased 145%. Based on the latest statistical data, more than 50 million people in the world suffered this devastating disease, which is one of major burdens in modern public health system (Alzheimer’s Association, 2020). Genetic mappings have uncovered numerous susceptibility genetic variants, the vast majority of which are located in noncoding regions of the genome.