Microglia in Alzheimer's disease: Local heroes!

In this issue of JEM, Reed-Geaghan et al. (https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20191374) address the long-standing question about the primary source of myeloid cells located at β-amyloid deposits. Using genetic labeling experiments, the authors identify resident microglia as the only myeloid cells present at β-amyloid deposits.

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