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Increased level of DJ-1 in the cerebrospinal fluids of sporadic Parkinson's disease.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 7 Jul 2006
Waragai Masaaki, Wei Jianshe, Fujita Masayo, Nakai Masaaki, Ho Gilbert J, Masliah Eliezer, Akatsu Hiroyasu, Yamada Tatsuo, Hashimoto Makoto
Abstract excerpt
DJ-1 is an antioxidant protein whose loss of function by gene mutations has been linked to familial Parkinson's disease (PD). The main objective of the present study was to determine if this molecule was also involved in the pathogenesis of sporadic PD. For this purpose, quantitative immunoblot assays were performed to evaluate DJ-1 in cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) collected from sporadic PD patients (n=40) and...
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