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Lentiviral vector delivery of parkin prevents dopaminergic degeneration in an alpha-synuclein rat model of Parkinson's disease.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Dec 2004
Lo Bianco Christophe, Schneider Bernard L, Bauer Matthias, Sajadi Ali, Brice Alexis, Iwatsubo Takeshi, Aebischer Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by a progressive loss of midbrain dopamine neurons and the presence of cytoplasmic inclusions called Lewy bodies. Mutations in several genes including alpha-synuclein and parkin have been linked to familial PD. The loss of parkin's E3-ligase activity leads to dopaminergic neuronal degeneration in early-onset autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism, suggesting a key role...
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