Disentangling the Heterogeneity of Multiple Sclerosis Through Identification of Independent Neuropathological Dimensions

Research Background Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a common disease involving lesions in the central nervous system, characterized mainly by demyelination of neuronal axons and neuronal damage. The heterogeneity of the disease is extremely high, meaning that different patients exhibit varying symptoms and pathological mechanisms, which greatly complica...

Neuropathologically Directed Profiling of PRNP Somatic and Germline Variants in Sporadic Human Prion Disease

Somatic and Germline PRNP Variants in Sporadic Human Prion Disease: A Neuropathological Study Introduction Prion diseases are a class of infectious, progressive, and fatal neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the pathological folding and aggregation of prion protein (PrP). Prion protein is encoded by the PRNP gene, with normal cellular prion...

Genetics Impact Risk of Alzheimer's Disease through Mechanisms Modulating Structural Brain Morphology in Late Life

In recent years, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has become a significant health problem affecting the elderly population worldwide. Its related neuropathological changes can begin decades before the appearance of clinical symptoms. To explore more comprehensively the relationship between AD risk and brain morphology, a research team conducted a bidirecti...