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Blood-related genetic mechanisms critical to Parkinson's identified
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Posted on
Jul 23 2008 2:12 AM
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adeal
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An international team of scientists have found that genetic mechanisms in blood cells play a crucial role in controlling a gene and protein that causes Parkinson's disease. Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) have elevated levels of the protein called alpha-synuclein in their brains. As the protein clumps, or aggregates, the resulting toxicity causes the death of neurons that produce the brain chemical dopamine.
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