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Parkin-deficient mice exhibit nigrostriatal deficits but not loss of dopaminergic neurons.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 31 Oct 2003
Goldberg Matthew S, Fleming Sheila M, Palacino James J, Cepeda Carlos, Lam Hoa A, Bhatnagar Anushree, Meloni Edward G, Wu Nanping, Ackerson Larry C, Klapstein Gloria J, Gajendiran Mahadevan, Roth Bryan L, Chesselet Marie-Francoise, Maidment Nigel T, Levine Michael S, Shen Jie
Abstract excerpt
Loss-of-function mutations in parkin are the major cause of early-onset familial Parkinson's disease. To investigate the pathogenic mechanism by which loss of parkin function causes Parkinson's disease, we generated a mouse model bearing a germline disruption in parkin. Parkin-/- mice are viable...
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