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Sensitivity to oxidative stress in DJ-1-deficient dopamine neurons: an ES- derived cell model of primary Parkinsonism.
PLoS biology - 1 Nov 2004
Martinat Cecile, Shendelman Shoshana, Jonason Alan, Leete Thomas, Beal M Flint, Yang Lichuan, Floss Thomas, Abeliovich Asa
Abstract excerpt
The hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) is the selective loss of dopamine neurons in the ventral midbrain. Although the cause of neurodegeneration in PD is unknown, a Mendelian inheritance pattern is observed in rare cases, indicating a genetic factor. Furthermore, pathological analyses of PD substantia nigra have correlated cellular oxidative stress and altered proteasomal function with PD. Homozygous mutations...
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