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HSPA5 promoter polymorphisms and risk of Parkinson's disease in Taiwan.
Neuroscience letters - 25 Apr 2008
Chen Chiung-Mei, Wu Yih-Ru, Hu Fen-Ju, Chen Yi-Chun, Chuang Tzu-Jung, Cheng Ya-Fen, Lee-Chen Guey-Jen
Abstract excerpt
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress induced by misfolded proteins has been implicated in Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis. A malfunction of unfolded protein response (UPR) to ER stress can result in PD as well as other neurodegenerative diseases. Heat shock 70 kDa protein 5 (HSPA5) is one of the UPR chaperones reactive to ER stress to block the apoptotic process. HSPA5 promoter polymorphisms -415 G/A...
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