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Abnormal astrocyte morphology

MedGen UID:
867605
•Concept ID:
C4021991
•
Finding
Synonym: Abnormality of the astrocytes
 
HPO: HP:0100707

Definition

An abnormality of astrocytes. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal astrocyte morphology

Professional guidelines

PubMed

APOE genotype dependent molecular abnormalities in the cerebrovasculature of Alzheimer's disease and age-matched non-demented brains.
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Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor: A treatment option for parkinson's disease.
Yang C, Gao Y
Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2020 Jun 1;25(9):1718-1731. doi: 10.2741/4874. PMID: 32472754
The first NINDS/NIBIB consensus meeting to define neuropathological criteria for the diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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Acta Neuropathol 2016 Jan;131(1):75-86. Epub 2015 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s00401-015-1515-z. PMID: 26667418Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Glial cells in schizophrenia: a unified hypothesis.
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Evidence for brain glucose dysregulation in Alzheimer's disease.
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The neuropathology of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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Brain Pathol 2015 May;25(3):350-64. doi: 10.1111/bpa.12248. PMID: 25904048Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

The genomic landscape across 474 surgically accessible epileptogenic human brain lesions.
López-Rivera JA, Leu C, Macnee M, Khoury J, Hoffmann L, Coras R, Kobow K, Bhattarai N, Pérez-Palma E, Hamer H, Brandner S, Rössler K, Bien CG, Kalbhenn T, Pieper T, Hartlieb T, Butler E, Genovese G, Becker K, Altmüller J, Niestroj LM, Ferguson L, Busch RM, Nürnberg P, Najm I, Blümcke I, Lal D
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The neuropathology of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Mckee AC, Abdolmohammadi B, Stein TD
Handb Clin Neurol 2018;158:297-307. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63954-7.00028-8. PMID: 30482357
The neuropathology of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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Gliomas.
Collins VP
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Therapy

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Astrocyte glutamine synthetase: importance in hyperammonemic syndromes and potential target for therapy.
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Molecular dissection of reactive astrogliosis and glial scar formation.
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Hepatic encephalopathy.
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Prognosis

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The LRRK2 G2019S mutation alters astrocyte-to-neuron communication via extracellular vesicles and induces neuron atrophy in a human iPSC-derived model of Parkinson's disease.
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Clinical prediction guides

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Brain 2023 Apr 19;146(4):1342-1356. doi: 10.1093/brain/awac376. PMID: 36226386Free PMC Article
Serological biomarkers in autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy.
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Autoimmune Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytopathy: A Review of the Literature.
Shan F, Long Y, Qiu W
Front Immunol 2018;9:2802. Epub 2018 Dec 5 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02802. PMID: 30568655Free PMC Article
Glioblastoma: pathology, molecular mechanisms and markers.
Aldape K, Zadeh G, Mansouri S, Reifenberger G, von Deimling A
Acta Neuropathol 2015 Jun;129(6):829-48. Epub 2015 May 6 doi: 10.1007/s00401-015-1432-1. PMID: 25943888
GABA from reactive astrocytes impairs memory in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.
Jo S, Yarishkin O, Hwang YJ, Chun YE, Park M, Woo DH, Bae JY, Kim T, Lee J, Chun H, Park HJ, Lee DY, Hong J, Kim HY, Oh SJ, Park SJ, Lee H, Yoon BE, Kim Y, Jeong Y, Shim I, Bae YC, Cho J, Kowall NW, Ryu H, Hwang E, Kim D, Lee CJ
Nat Med 2014 Aug;20(8):886-96. Epub 2014 Jun 29 doi: 10.1038/nm.3639. PMID: 24973918Free PMC Article

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