Microglial MEF2C is a uniquely human bridge between neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration

Ryan J Rahman^{1

2}, Mariko L Bennett^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Neuroscience Graduate Group and Medical Scientist Training Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. bennettm2@chop.edu.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. bennettm2@chop.edu.

Ryan J Rahman et al. Nat Immunol. 2025 Nov.

. 2025 Nov;26(11):1847-1848.

doi: 10.1038/s41590-025-02313-5.

Ryan J Rahman^{1

2}, Mariko L Bennett^{3

4}

¹ Neuroscience Graduate Group and Medical Scientist Training Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. bennettm2@chop.edu.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. bennettm2@chop.edu.

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