How do TREM2 receptor proximal and distal signaling alterations mechanistically link to neurodegeneration risk?

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Description

The abstract states that signaling alterations underlie TREM2 risk variants but doesn’t explain the mechanistic pathway from altered signaling to disease pathogenesis. Understanding this connection is critical for developing targeted therapeutics for multiple neurodegenerative diseases.

Gap type: unexplained_observation Source paper: Microglia and TREM2. (2024, Neuropharmacology, PMID:38821351)

Evidence summary

Resolved by hypothesis h-var-66156774e7: TREM2-Mediated Astrocyte-Microglia Crosstalk in Neurodegeneration. Score: 0.892. Supporting PMIDs: 37099634, 31932797, 36306735, 28802038, 41757182.

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