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10.3791/51903-v

October 21st, 2014

October 21st, 2014

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1Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, 2Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago

Globoid cells are a defining pathological feature of Krabbe disease, a leukodystrophy currently lacking an effective long-term therapy. We have developed a cell culture model to study the innate biology and pathogenic potential of activated microglia and their transformation into globoid cells.

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