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Is the Enzyme ACMSD a Novel Therapeutic Target in Parkinson's Disease?
Journal of Parkinson's disease - 1 Jan 2017
Thirtamara-Rajamani Keerthi, Li Peipei, Escobar Galvis Martha L, Labrie Viviane, Brundin Patrik, Brundin Lena
Abstract excerpt
Several large genome wide association studies have identified a locus in close proximity to the gene encoding the enzyme aminocarboxymuconate-semialdehyde-decarboxylase (ACMSD) to be associated with the risk for Parkinson's disease (PD), tentatively suggesting that this enzyme might influence PD pathogenesis. Further support for this comes from the recent identification of a disease-segregating stop codon...
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