Takalo, Mari

New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Bellenguez, C., Küçükali, F., Jansen, I. E., Kleineidam, L., Moreno-Grau, S., Amin, N., Naj, A. C., Campos-Martin, R., Grenier-Boley, B., Andrade, V., et al. (2022) · Nature Genetics

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

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Altered Insulin Signaling in Alzheimer’s Disease Brain – Special Emphasis on PI3K-Akt Pathway

Gabbouj, S., Ryhänen, S., Marttinen, M., Wittrahm, R., Takalo, M., Kemppainen, S., Martiskainen, H., Tanila, H., Haapasalo, A., Hiltunen, M., et al. (2019) · Frontiers in Neuroscience

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

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Common variants in Alzheimer’s disease and risk stratification by polygenic risk scores

de Rojas, I., Moreno-Grau, S., Tesi, N., Grenier-Boley, B., Andrade, V., Jansen, I. E., Pedersen, N. L., Stringa, N., Zettergren, A., Hernández, I., et al. (2021) · Nature Communications

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

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The Alzheimer’s disease-associated protective Plcγ2-P522R variant promotes immune functions

Takalo, M., Wittrahm, R., Wefers, B., Parhizkar, S., Jokivarsi, K., Kuulasmaa, T., Mäkinen, P., Martiskainen, H., Wurst, W., Xiang, X., et al. (2020) · Molecular Neurodegeneration

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

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Alzheimer’s genetic risk factor FERMT2 (Kindlin-2) controls axonal growth and synaptic plasticity in an APP-dependent manner

Eysert, F., Coulon, A., Boscher, E., Vreulx, A.-C., Flaig, A., Mendes, T., Hughes, S., Grenier-Boley, B., Hanoulle, X., Demiautte, F., et al. (2021) · Molecular Psychiatry

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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The protective PLCγ2-P522R variant mitigates Alzheimer’s disease-associated pathologies by enhancing beneficial microglial functions

Takalo, M., Jeskanen, H., Rolova, T., Kervinen, I., Hellén, M., Heikkinen, S., Koivisto, H., Jokivarsi, K., Müller, S. A., Koivumäki, E.-M., et al. (2025) · Journal of Neuroinflammation

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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Non-microglial downregulation of PLCG2 impairs synaptic function and elicits Alzheimer disease-related hallmarks

Coulon, A., Rabiller, F., Takalo, M., Roy, A., Pelletier, A., Martiskainen, H., Siedlecki-Wullich, D., Lannette-Weimann, N., Majerníková, N., Grenon, A., et al. (2024) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

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Protective PLCG2 variants associate with a delayed onset of Alzheimer’s disease among heterozygous APOE ε4 carriers

Jeskanen, H., Heikkinen, S., Kervinen, I., Lehtisalo, J., Ngandu, T., Willman, R.-M., Rosa, J., Hoffmann, D., FinnGen, Leinonen, V., et al. (2026) · Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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PLCG2 downregulation impairs synaptic function and increases Alzheimer’s disease hallmarks in neuronal cultures

Coulon, A., Rabiller, F., Takalo, M., Roy, A., Pelletier, A., Martiskainen, H., Siedlecki-Wullich, D., Lannette-Weimann, N., Majerníková, N., Grenon, A., et al. (2026) · Nature Genetics

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

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Genetic Validation of ABI3 p.S209F Variant and Its effects On Early Brain Pathology in Asymptomatic Elderly Individuals

Koivumäki, M., Martiskainen, H., Takalo, M., Lehtisalo, J., Ngandu, T., Snellman, A., Hiltunen, M., & Rinne, J. O. (2025) · Research Square

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

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