Fig. 5From: Single-cell RNA-seq reveals alterations in peripheral CX3CR1 and nonclassical monocytes in familial tauopathyConfirmation of reduced CX3CR1 expression in MAPT variant carrier PBMCs via ddPCR. RNA was isolated from PBMCs from MAPT variant carriers and healthy, non-carrier controls; gene expression was determined by RT-ddPCR. A CX3CR1 was significantly reduced in MAPT carrier PBMCs (p = 0.0007) relative to controls. B Separation of samples according to MAPT variant class (non-splicing and splicing) reveals that CX3CR1 was significantly reduced in both groups, relative to controls (non-splicing, p = 0.01; splicing, p = 0.003)Back to article page