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Magel2 deficiency drives microglial synaptic engulfment and alters neuron-microglia interactions in Prader-Willi syndrome
Jemima Helen, Moritz Claudius Wimmer, Berkan Kanmaz…·Ferdinand Althammer
This study shows that Magel2 deficiency in a mouse model of Prader-Willi syndrome causes microglial structural changes and increased synaptic engulfment, altering neuron-microglia interactions and hypothalamic circuit function.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.30.755583