Article
PINK1 function in health and disease.
EMBO molecular medicine - 1 Jun 2009
Deas Emma, Plun-Favreau Helene, Wood Nicholas W
Abstract excerpt
The role of mitochondria in sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD) has been debated for a little over 20 years since the description of complex I deficiency in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) of PD patients. However, the identification of recessive pathogenic mutations in the pink1 gene in familial PD cases firmly re-ignited interest in the pathophysiology of mitochondria in PD. PINK1 is a putative...
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