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Pathogenic mutations in Parkinson disease.
Human mutation - 1 Jul 2007
Tan Eng-King, Skipper Lisa M
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson disease (PD; Parkinson's) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, characterized by the progressive loss of dopamine neurons and the accumulation of Lewy bodies. Increasing evidence suggests that deficits in mitochondrial function, oxidative and nitrosative stress, the accumulation of aberrant or misfolded proteins, and ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) dysfunction may represent the...
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