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Genetic convergence of Parkinson's disease and lysosomal storage disorders.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 Jan 2015
Deng Hao, Xiu Xiaofei, Jankovic Joseph
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease is a common progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by predominant degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and the presence of intracellular inclusions enriched in α-synuclein, resulting in a variety motor and nonmotor symptoms. Lysosomal storage disorders are a group of disorders including Gaucher disease, Niemann-Pick disease, and neuronal...
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