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A Snapshot of Early Transcriptional Changes Accompanying the Pro-Neural Phenotype Switch by NGN2, ASCL1, SOX2, and MSI1 in Human Fibroblasts: An RNA-Seq Study

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Transcriptional signature of induced neurons differentiates virologically suppressed people with HIV from people without HIV

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Additional file 3 of Aging-relevant human basal forebrain cholinergic neurons as a cell model for Alzheimer’s disease

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Neuronal Transdifferentiation in Humans: Protocols for Monocytes Conversion into Neuronal-Like Cells with Small Molecules

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Revisiting Pluripotency Acquisition: A Unified Framework for Reprogramming Strategies

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Molecular Glue Degraders Enhance CAPRIN1‐Dependent Lysosomal Degradation of APP and Reduce Amyloid β in Alzheimer's Disease

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