Role of LRRK2 kinase activity in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.

doi:10.1042/BST20120054

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Role of LRRK2 kinase activity in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.

Biochemical Society transactions - 1 Oct 2012

Greggio Elisa

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Interest in studying the biology of LRRK2 (leucine-rich repeat kinase 2) started in 2004 when missense mutations in the LRRK2 gene were linked to an inherited form of Parkinson's disease with clinical and pathological presentation resembling the sporadic syndrome. LRRK2 is a complex molecule cont...

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Humans
Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2
Mutation
Parkinson Disease
Phosphorylation
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases

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