Skin cells from frontotemporal dementia patients may reveal disease mechanisms and biomarkers for drug research

August 12, 2021

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland suggests that skin fibroblasts from frontotemporal dementia patients may be useful in investigating underlying disease mechanisms as well as in biomarker and drug research.

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Skin cells from frontotemporal dementia patients may reveal disease mechanisms and biomarkers for drug research

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