Neurons with Tau Mutation (IMAGE)

Gladstone Institutes

Neurons with Tau Mutation

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These neurons (stained red) were generated from the skin cells of an adult patients with frontotemporal dementia. They contain the exact genetic makeup of that patient, and can therefore be used to model the disease in a dish.

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Helen Fong and Yadong Huang/Gladstone Institutes

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