Wefers, Benedikt

Increasing the efficiency of homology-directed repair for CRISPR-Cas9-induced precise gene editing in mammalian cells

Chu, V. T., Weber, T., Wefers, B., Wurst, W., Sander, S., Rajewsky, K., & Kühn, R. (2015) · Nature Biotechnology

CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringDNA Repair Mechanisms

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The Trem2 R47H Alzheimer's risk variant impairs splicing and reduces Trem2 mRNA and protein in mice but not in humans

Xiang, X., Piers, T. M., Wefers, B., Zhu, K., Mallach, A., Brunner, B., Kleinberger, G., Song, W., Colonna, M., Herms, J., et al. (2018) · Molecular Neurodegeneration

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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Apolipoprotein E aggregation in microglia initiates Alzheimer’s disease pathology by seeding β-amyloidosis

Kaji, S., Berghoff, S. A., Spieth, L., Schlaphoff, L., Sasmita, A. O., Vitale, S., Büschgens, L., Kedia, S., Zirngibl, M., Nazarenko, T., et al. (2024) · Immunity

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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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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TREM2 expression level is critical for microglial state, metabolic capacity and efficacy of TREM2 agonism

Feiten, A. F., Dahm, K., Schlepckow, K., van Lengerich, B., Suh, J. H., Reifschneider, A., Wefers, B., Bartos, L. M., Wind-Mark, K., de Weerd, L., et al. (2026) · Nature Communications

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

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Apolipoprotein E aggregation in microglia initiates Alzheimer’s disease pathology by seeding β-amyloidosis

Kaji, S., Berghoff, S. A., Spieth, L., Schlaphoff, L., Sasmita, A. O., Vitale, S., Büschgens, L., Kedia, S., Zirngibl, M., Nazarenko, T., et al. (2025) · Immunity

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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