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Manganese efflux in Parkinsonism: insights from newly characterized SLC30A10 mutations.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 1 Mar 2013
DeWitt Margaret R, Chen Pan, Aschner Michael
Abstract excerpt
Although manganese (Mn) is required for normal cellular function, overexposure to this metal may cause an extrapyramidal syndrome resembling Parkinson's disease (PD). Notably, high whole-blood Mn levels have been reported in patients with idiopathic PD. Because Mn is both essential at low dose and toxic at higher dose; its transport and homeostasis are tightly regulated. Previously, the only protein known to be...
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