DNA repair deficiency and senescence in concussed professional athletes involved in contact sports | Acta Neuropathologica Communications | Full Text

DNA repair deficiency and senescence in concussed professional athletes involved in contact sports | Acta Neuropathologica Communications | Full Text

Featured Article - DNA repair deficiency and senescence in concussed professional athletes involved in contact sports

In our latest featured article, it is established that the brains of contact-sports athletes are characterized by deficient DNA repair and DNA damage-induced cellular senescence, which may affect neurons and be the driver of brain dysfunction in mTBI.

Authors Lili-Naz Hazrati and Nicole Schwab also co-wrote a post for the BMC Blog Network, explaining how genetic variation could make different people more susceptible to neurodegenerative disease following concussion.