LRRK2 and α-Synuclein: Distinct or Synergistic Players in Parkinson’s Disease?

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder, characterized by prominent degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and aggregation of the protein α-synuclein within intraneuronal inclusions known as Lewy bodies. Ninety percent of PD cases are idi...

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Main Authors: Darren M. O’Hara, Grishma Pawar, Suneil K. Kalia, Lorraine V. Kalia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2020.00577/full