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Overview

Thomas D. Bird is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields of study, primarily focused on medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. More specifically, their work frequently engages with molecular biology, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, and physiology.

The main topics addressed in their publications include genetic neurodegenerative diseases, mitochondrial function and pathology, neurological disorders and treatments, RNA research and splicing, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research.

Thomas D. Bird has contributed to a range of research articles published in various scientific journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Patterns of CAG repeat instability in the central nervous system and periphery in Huntington's disease and in spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, 2020, Human Molecular Genetics
  • Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cell 2 R47H Exacerbates Immune Response in Alzheimer's Disease Brain, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • CCG•CGG interruptions in high-penetrance SCA8 families increase RAN translation and protein toxicity, 2021, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Heterozygous STUB1 missense variants cause ataxia, cognitive decline, and STUB1 mislocalization, 2020, Neurology Genetics
  • Aberrant splicing of PSEN2, but not PSEN1, in individuals with sporadic Alzheimer's disease, 2022, Brain

Their frequent coauthors include Suman Jayadev, C. Dirk Keene, Caitlin S. Latimer, Paul N. Valdmanis, and Wendy H. Raskind.

Thomas D. Bird's work often appears in journals such as Alzheimer's & Dementia, Neurology Genetics, Journal of Huntington's Disease, Neurology, and Human Molecular Genetics.

Best Publications

  • Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene are associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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  • Secreted amyloid beta-protein similar to that in the senile plaques of Alzheimer's disease is increased in vivo by the presenilin 1 and 2 and APP mutations linked to familial Alzheimer's disease.

    D. Scheuner;C. Eckman;C. Eckman;M. Jensen;X. Song

  • Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing

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  • Candidate gene for the chromosome 1 familial Alzheimer's disease locus

    Ephrat Levy-Lahad;Wilma Wasco;Parvoneh Poorkaj;Donna M. Romano

  • Common variants at MS4A4/MS4A6E, CD2AP, CD33 and EPHA1 are associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

    Adam C. Naj;Gyungah Jun;Gary W. Beecham;Li-San Wang

  • Tau is a candidate gene for chromosome 17 frontotemporal dementia.

    Parvoneh Poorkaj;Thomas D. Bird;Ellen Wijsman;Ellen Nemens

  • Genetic linkage evidence for a familial Alzheimer's disease locus on chromosome 14.

    Gerard D. Schellenberg;Thomas D. Bird;Ellen M. Wijsman;Harry T. Orr

  • Genetics of Alzheimer Disease

    Lynn M. Bekris;Chang-En Yu;Thomas D. Bird;Debby W. Tsuang

  • Mutation-Specific Functional Impairments in Distinct Tau Isoforms of Hereditary FTDP-17

    Ming Hong;Victoria Zhukareva;Vanessa Vogelsberg-Ragaglia;Zbigniew Wszolek

  • Carotid Endarterectomy and Prevention of Cerebral Ischemia in Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

    M R Mayberg;S E Wilson;F Yatsu;D G Weiss

  • A familial Alzheimer's disease locus on chromosome 1

    Ephrat Levy-Lahad;Ellen M. Wijsman;Ellen Nemens;Leojean Anderson

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • DNA deletion associated with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies

    Phillip F. Chance;Phillip F. Chance;Mary Kathryn Alderson;Mary Kathryn Alderson;Mary Kathryn Alderson;Kathleen A. Leppig;M.William Lensch

  • TARDBP mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with TDP-43 neuropathology: a genetic and histopathological analysis

    Vivianna M. Van Deerlin;James B. Leverenz;James B. Leverenz;Lynn M. Bekris;Thomas D. Bird;Thomas D. Bird

  • TREM2 Haplodeficiency in Mice and Humans Impairs the Microglia Barrier Function Leading to Decreased Amyloid Compaction and Severe Axonal Dystrophy

    Peng Yuan;Carlo Condello;C. Dirk Keene;Yaming Wang

  • Human TUBB3 mutations perturb microtubule dynamics, kinesin interactions, and axon guidance

    Max A. Tischfield;Hagit N. Baris;Chen Wu;Guenther Rudolph

  • Mutations in two genes encoding different subunits of a receptor signaling complex result in an identical disease phenotype

    Juha Paloneva;Tuula Manninen;Grant Christman;Karine Hovanes

  • An untranslated CTG expansion causes a novel form of spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA8)

    Michael D. Koob;Melinda L. Moseley;Lawrence J. Schut;Kellie A. Benzow

  • Upregulated function of mitochondria‐associated ER membranes in Alzheimer disease

    Estela Area-Gomez;Maria del Carmen Lara Castillo;Marc D Tambini;Cristina Guardia-Laguarta

  • Identification of common variants influencing risk of the tauopathy progressive supranuclear palsy

    Günter U. Höglinger;Nadine M. Melhem;Dennis W. Dickson;Patrick M A Sleiman

  • Missense and silent tau gene mutations cause frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism-chromosome 17 type, by affecting multiple alternative RNA splicing regulatory elements

    Ian D’Souza;Parvoneh Poorkaj;Ming Hong;David Nochlin

  • Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease

    Lynn M. Bekris;Chang‐En Yu;Thomas D. Bird;Debby Tsuang

Frequent Co-Authors

Heather C. Mefford
Heather C. Mefford University of Washington
Gerard D. Schellenberg
Gerard D. Schellenberg University of Pennsylvania
Wendy H. Raskind
Wendy H. Raskind University of Washington
Ellen M. Wijsman
Ellen M. Wijsman University of Washington
James B. Leverenz
James B. Leverenz Cleveland Clinic
Haydeh Payami
Haydeh Payami University of Alabama at Birmingham
Thomas J. Montine
Thomas J. Montine Stanford University
Alison Goate
Alison Goate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Richard Mayeux
Richard Mayeux Columbia University
Tatiana Foroud
Tatiana Foroud Indiana University

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