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The Importance of Drosophila melanogaster Research to UnCover Cellular Pathways Underlying Parkinson’s Disease
6 Mar 2021
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder that is currently incurable. As a consequence of an incomplete understanding of the etiology of the disease, therapeutic strategies mainly focus on symptomatic treatment. Even though the majority of PD cases remain idiopathic (~90%), several genes have been identified to be causative for PD, facilitating the generation of animal models that are a...
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