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Mitochondrial dysfunction and Parkinson disease: a Parkin-AMPK alliance in neuroprotection.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Sept 2015
Hang Liting, Thundyil John, Lim Kah-Leong
Abstract excerpt
Although a subject of intense research, the etiology of Parkinson disease (PD) remains poorly understood. However, a wide range of studies conducted over the past few decades have collectively implicated aberrant mitochondrial homeostasis as a key contributor to the development of PD. Particularly strong support for this came from the recent demonstration that parkin, a familial PD-linked gene, is a critical...
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