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Mitochondrial quality control and dynamics in Parkinson's disease.
Antioxidants & redox signaling - 1 May 2012
McCoy Melissa K, Cookson Mark R
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SIGNIFICANCE: Studies of sporadic cases, toxin models, and genetic causes of Parkinson's disease suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction may be an early feature of pathogenesis. RECENT ADVANCES: Compelling evidence of a causal relationship between mitochondrial function and disease was found with the identification of several genes for recessive parkinsonism, PINK1, DJ-1, and parkin. There is evidence that each of...
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