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The variance in phosphorylated, insoluble ⍺-synuclein in humans, rats, and mice is not mainly driven by biological sex

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Experiments/analyses/figures: KMM, ASJ, TNB, RNC, MA, RKL. Revisions/feedback: KCL, TNB. Writing: RKL, KMM. Design/supervision/mentoring: RKL. We thank Duquesne University, NeuroBiobank (HHSN-271-201300029C), and NIH (1R15NS130532-01, R21AG068608-01, 1R21NS11267, 1R21NS107960-01).

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    Kristin M. Miner, Anuj S. Jamenis, Tarun N. Bhatia, Rachel N. Clark, Muslim Abbas & Rehana K. Leak

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Miner, K.M., Jamenis, A.S., Bhatia, T.N. et al. The variance in phosphorylated, insoluble ⍺-synuclein in humans, rats, and mice is not mainly driven by biological sex. Acta Neuropathol 146, 651–654 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-023-02621-w

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