Vertebrate food products as a potential source of prion-like α-synuclein

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The aberrant aggregation of the protein α-synuclein is thought to be involved in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the factors that lead to initiation and propagation of α-synuclein aggregation are not clearly understood. Recently, the hypothesis that α-synuclein aggregation spreads via a prion-like mechanism originating in the gut has gained much scientific attention. If α-synuclein spreads via a prion-like...

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