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From groundbreaking discoveries in basic science to innovative clinical insights, our publications showcase the breadth and depth of research taking place at the UK DRI. 

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A balancing act: preventing an overactive immune system

Research into an immune kill switch holds potential for controlling infections or preventing autoimmunity. The study, led by Prof Jernej Ule (UK DRI at King's)...

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Lancet Neurol
Published
Biological and clinical characteristics of gene carriers far from predicted onset in the Huntington's disease Young Adult Study (HD-YAS): a cross-sectional analysis.
Authors
Rachael I Scahill, Paul Zeun, Katherine Osborne-Crowley, Eileanoir B Johnson, Sarah Gregory, Christopher Parker, Jessica Lowe, Akshay Nair, Claire O'Callaghan, Christelle Langley, Marina Papoutsi, Peter McColgan, Carlos Estevez-Fraga, Kate Fayer, Henny Wellington, Filipe B Rodrigues, Lauren M Byrne, Amanda Heselgrave, Harpreet Hyare, Cristina Sampaio, Henrik Zetterberg, Hui Zhang, Edward J Wild, Geraint Rees, Trevor W Robbins, Barbara J Sahakian, Douglas Langbehn, Sarah J Tabrizi
Biological and clinical characteristics of gene carriers far from predicted onset in the Huntington's disease Young Adult Study (HD-YAS): a cross-sectional analysis.
Sci Adv
Published
Incomplete annotation has a disproportionate impact on our understanding of Mendelian and complex neurogenetic disorders.
Authors
David Zhang, Sebastian Guelfi, Sonia Garcia-Ruiz, Beatrice Costa, Regina H Reynolds, Karishma D'Sa, Wenfei Liu, Thomas Courtin, Amy Peterson, Andrew E Jaffe, John Hardy, Juan A Botía, Leonardo Collado-Torres, Mina Ryten
Incomplete annotation has a disproportionate impact on our understanding of Mendelian and complex neurogenetic disorders.
Sci Adv
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Incomplete annotation has a disproportionate impact on our understanding of Mendelian and complex neurogenetic disorders.
Authors
David Zhang, Sebastian Guelfi, Sonia Garcia-Ruiz, Beatrice Costa, Regina H Reynolds, Karishma D'Sa, Wenfei Liu, Thomas Courtin, Amy Peterson, Andrew E Jaffe, John Hardy, Juan A Botía, Leonardo Collado-Torres, Mina Ryten
Incomplete annotation has a disproportionate impact on our understanding of Mendelian and complex neurogenetic disorders.
Nat Genet
Published
Genetic identification of cell types underlying brain complex traits yields insights into the etiology of Parkinson's disease.
Authors
Julien Bryois, Nathan G Skene, Thomas Folkmann Hansen, Lisette J A Kogelman, Hunna J Watson, Zijing Liu, Leo Brueggeman, Gerome Breen, Cynthia M Bulik, Ernest Arenas, Jens Hjerling-Leffler, Patrick F Sullivan
Genetic identification of cell types underlying brain complex traits yields insights into the etiology of Parkinson's disease.
Brain
Published
Microglial activation and tau burden predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.
Authors
Maura Malpetti, Rogier A Kievit, Luca Passamonti, P Simon Jones, Kamen A Tsvetanov, Timothy Rittman, Elijah Mak, Nicolas Nicastro, W Richard Bevan-Jones, Li Su, Young T Hong, Tim D Fryer, Franklin I Aigbirhio, John T O'Brien, James B Rowe
Microglial activation and tau burden predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.
Brain
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Microglial activation and tau burden predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.
Authors
Maura Malpetti, Rogier A Kievit, Luca Passamonti, P Simon Jones, Kamen A Tsvetanov, Timothy Rittman, Elijah Mak, Nicolas Nicastro, W Richard Bevan-Jones, Li Su, Young T Hong, Tim D Fryer, Franklin I Aigbirhio, John T O'Brien, James B Rowe
Microglial activation and tau burden predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.
Nat Genet
Published
Genetic identification of cell types underlying brain complex traits yields insights into the etiology of Parkinson's disease.
Authors
Julien Bryois, Nathan G Skene, Thomas Folkmann Hansen, Lisette J A Kogelman, Hunna J Watson, Zijing Liu, , , , Leo Brueggeman, Gerome Breen, Cynthia M Bulik, Ernest Arenas, Jens Hjerling-Leffler, Patrick F Sullivan
Genetic identification of cell types underlying brain complex traits yields insights into the etiology of Parkinson's disease.
Lancet Neurol
Published
Efficacy of three neuroprotective drugs in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS-SMART): a phase 2b, multiarm, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial.
Authors
Jeremy Chataway, Floriana De Angelis, Peter Connick, Richard A Parker, Domenico Plantone, Anisha Doshi, Nevin John, Jonathan Stutters, David MacManus, Ferran Prados Carrasco, Frederik Barkhof, Sebastien Ourselin, Marie Braisher, Moira Ross, Gina Cranswick, Sue H Pavitt, Gavin Giovannoni, Claudia Angela Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Clive Hawkins, Basil Sharrack, Roger Bastow, Christopher J Weir, Nigel Stallard, Siddharthan Chandran,
Efficacy of three neuroprotective drugs in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS-SMART): a phase 2b, multiarm, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial.