Mitochondria and Parkinson’s Disease: Clinical, Molecular, and Translational Aspects

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Mitochondrial dysfunction represents a well-established player in the pathogenesis of both monogenic and idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Initially originating from the observation that mitochondrial toxins cause PD, findings from genetic PD supported a contribution of mitochondrial dysfunction to the disease. Here, proteins encoded by the autosomal recessively inherited PD genes Parkin, PTEN-induced kinase 1...

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