Selective vulnerability and resilience to Alzheimer's disease tauopathy as a function of genes and the connectome - Takeaways - MDSpire

Selective vulnerability and resilience to Alzheimer's disease tauopathy as a function of genes and the connectome

  • By

  • Chaitali Anand

  • Farras Abdelnour

  • Benjamin Sipes

  • Daren Ma

  • Pedro D Maia

  • Justin Torok

  • Ashish Raj

  • July 9, 2025

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    Alzheimer's disease shows selective vulnerability in brain regions, with the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus affected early by tau pathology.

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    The study employs an extended network diffusion model to analyze tau PET data from 196 Alzheimer's patients, revealing complex genetic influences.

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    Four classes of Alzheimer's risk genes were identified, each associated with distinct spatial signatures of vulnerability or resilience to tau.

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    Network-aligned genes are linked to cell death and stress response, while network-independent genes are associated with amyloid-β processing.

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    Findings suggest multiple pathways through which genetic factors confer vulnerability or resilience, offering potential targets for early intervention.

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Selective vulnerability and resilience to Alzheimer's disease tauopathy as a function of genes and the connectome

  • by Chaitali Anand, Farras Abdelnour, Benjamin Sipes, Daren Ma, Pedro D Maia, Justin Torok, Ashish Raj

  • July 9, 2025

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