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Correlation between decreased CSF α-synuclein and Aβ₁₋₄₂ in Parkinson disease.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Jan 2015
Buddhala Chandana, Campbell Meghan C, Perlmutter Joel S, Kotzbauer Paul T
Abstract excerpt
Accumulation of misfolded α-synuclein (α-syn) protein in Lewy bodies and neurites is the cardinal pathologic feature of Parkinson disease (PD), but abnormal deposition of other proteins may also play a role. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of proteins known to accumulate in PD may provide insight into disease-associated changes in protein metabolism and their relationship to disease progression. We measured CSF...
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