Article
Neurochemical and neurogenetic correlates of Parkinson's disease.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Sept 1998
Mizuno Y, Hattori N, Matsumine H
Abstract excerpt
We discuss neurochemical and neurogenetic correlates of Parkinson's disease (PD) based on the recent progress in the study of its etiology and pathogenesis. Nigral degeneration with the presence of Lewy bodies in the remaining neurons is the pathologic hallmark of PD, and the resultant loss of st...
Topics
- Brain
- Genes, Dominant
- Genes, Recessive
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Parkinson Disease
- Pedigree
