MRC London Brain Bank for Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases
Lead Research Organisation:
King's College London
Department Name: Unlisted
Abstract
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Publications
Cirulli ET
(2015)
Exome sequencing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identifies risk genes and pathways.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Davidson Y
(2016)
Neurodegeneration in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and motor neurone disease associated with expansions in C9orf72 is linked to TDP-43 pathology and not associated with aggregated forms of dipeptide repeat proteins.
in Neuropathology and applied neurobiology
Gomez-Deza J
(2015)
Dipeptide repeat protein inclusions are rare in the spinal cord and almost absent from motor neurons in C9ORF72 mutant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and are unlikely to cause their degeneration.
in Acta neuropathologica communications
Guerreiro R
(2016)
Genome-wide analysis of genetic correlation in dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.
in Neurobiology of aging
Hannon E
(2016)
Methylation QTLs in the developing brain and their enrichment in schizophrenia risk loci.
in Nature neuroscience
Jones AR
(2015)
Stratified gene expression analysis identifies major amyotrophic lateral sclerosis genes.
in Neurobiology of aging
King A
(2015)
Assessment of the degree of asymmetry of pathological features in neurodegenerative diseases. What is the significance for brain banks?
in Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)
King A
(2015)
ALS-FUS pathology revisited: singleton FUS mutations and an unusual case with both a FUS and TARDBP mutation.
in Acta neuropathologica communications
Lunnon K
(2016)
Variation in 5-hydroxymethylcytosine across human cortex and cerebellum.
in Genome biology
| Description | MRC Grant - renewal of Brain Bank (G0600676) |
| Amount | £746,111 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | G0600676 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2006 |
| End | 11/2009 |
| Description | Public Open Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Presentation about the work and research of the brain bank, what tissue is used for and how donation occurs - to 100 people. Increase in enquiries and registrations for brain donation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2008,2010,2011 |