Mutation analysis and association studies of nuclear factor-kappaB1 in sporadic Parkinson's disease patients.

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Biochemical and morphological studies revealed that oxidative stress and apoptosis play a role in neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD). Reactive oxygen species may be directly involved in apoptosis or via upregulation of toxic cytokines, i.e. tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha). We recently demonstrated that the TNFalpha pathway contributes to the pathogenesis of sporadic PD using a genetic approach....

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