MechanismsReview

Somatic mosaicism in the brain: linking development, ageing and neurodegeneration

Figure 1 from Nature Reviews Neurology — Figure 1Zhou et al.

Nature Reviews Neurology

Humans

The paper

Zhou Z, Walsh CA

Nature Reviews Neurology · 14 Sep 2026

doi.org/10.1038/s41582-026-01268-x PubMed 42736451

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