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Did α-Synuclein and Glucocerebrosidase Coevolve? Implications for Parkinson’s Disease

Mutations in the GBA1 gene are associated with increased risk of Parkinson's disease, and the protein produced by the gene, glucocerebrosidase, interacts with α-synuclein, the protein at the center of the disease etiology. One possibility is that the mutations disrupt a beneficial interaction b...

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Autor principal: Gruschus, James M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4516260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26214314
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133863