Dysregulation of tyrosinase activity: a potential link between skin disorders and neurodegeneration

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OBJECTIVES: The co-occurrence of melanoma and Parkinson's disease (PD) is higher than expected. We review the relationship between melanoma and PD, then proffer a hypothesis of how dysregulated human tyrosinase could be involved in both diseases via the loss of dopamine and neuromelanin-positive neurons in PD and the genesis alterations in melanin content during melanoma. KEY FINDINGS: There are a surprising...

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