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Ying Wooi Wan

Researcher at Baylor College of Medicine

Publications -  16
Citations -  1469

Ying Wooi Wan is an academic researcher from Baylor College of Medicine. The author has contributed to research in topics: Neurodegeneration & Ataxin 1. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 16 publications receiving 1037 citations. Previous affiliations of Ying Wooi Wan include University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston & Boston Children's Hospital.

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A Drosophila Genetic Resource of Mutants to Study Mechanisms Underlying Human Genetic Diseases

TL;DR: A mosaic genetic screen of lethal mutations on the Drosophila X chromosome is conducted to identify genes required for the development, function, and maintenance of the nervous system and to provide insights into microcephaly associated with brain dysgenesis.
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Complement C3aR Inactivation Attenuates Tau Pathology and Reverses an Immune Network Deregulated in Tauopathy Models and Alzheimer’s Disease

TL;DR: It is shown that the expression of C3 and C3a receptor (C3aR1) are positively correlated with cognitive decline and Braak staging in human AD brains and a crucial role for activation of the C3-C3 aR network in mediating neuroinflammation and tau pathology is demonstrated.