Researchers identify a gene that could prevent Parkinson’s disease - News-Medical.Net

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the destruction of a specific population of neurons: the dopaminergic neurons.

A UNIGE team has identified a gene whose overexpression prevents the development of Parkinsons disease in the fruit fly and the mouse. Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characteriz… [+3576 chars]

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