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Microglia Genetics

Microglia Genetics is a specialized subfield within glial cell genetics that investigates the genetic mechanisms, variation, and regulation unique to microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, to understand their development, function, and role in neurological health and disease.

141

Publications

13.6K

Citations

1.5K

Authors

461

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

100

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Publications

141

An environment-dependent transcriptional network specifies human microglia identity

David Gosselin, Dylan Skola, Nicole G. Coufal et al. · Science · 2017 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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A new type of microglia gene targeting shows TAK1 to be pivotal in CNS autoimmune inflammation

Tobias Goldmann, Peter Wieghofer, Philippe Müller et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2013 · 710 citations

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Genetic Cell Ablation Reveals Clusters of Local Self-Renewing Microglia in the Mammalian Central Nervous System

Julia Bruttger, Khalad Karram, Simone Wörtge et al. · Immunity · 2015 · 650 citations · Full text

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A transcriptomic atlas of aged human microglia

Marta Olah, Ellis Patrick, Alexandra–Chloé Villani et al. · Nature Communications · 2018 · 523 citations · Full text

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Microglia, seen from the CX3CR1 angle

Yochai Wolf, Simon Yona, Ki-Wook Kim et al. · Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · 2013 · 307 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.5K

  1. MP
    Marco Prinz

    University of Freiburg, Germany

    5 publications · 1.7K citations

    5

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  2. JH
    John Hardy

    University College London, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 643 citations

    5

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  3. SJ
    Steffen Jung

    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

    5 publications · 2K citations

    5

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  4. JM
    Jennifer M. Pocock

    University College London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 404 citations

    4

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  5. DA
    David A. Bennett

    Rush University Medical Center, United States

    4 publications · 883 citations

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Institutions

461

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    47 publications

    7.4K citations

  2. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, United States

    10 h-index

    88 publications

    6K citations

  3. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    9 h-index

    64 publications

    6.8K citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    9 h-index

    48 publications

    7K citations

  5. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    8 h-index

    102 publications

    10.4K citations

  6. UK Dementia Research Institute

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    2.8K citations

  7. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. Allen Institute for Brain Science

    Seattle, United States

    6 h-index

    46 publications

    3.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Immunity

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

    7

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  2. Cell Reports

    6 publications · 422 citations

    6

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  3. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

    Repository · 6 publications · 207 citations

    6

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  4. Journal of Neuroinflammation

    JNI · 6 publications · 158 citations

    6

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  5. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

    5 publications · 512 citations

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