Salivary alpha-synuclein (total and oligomeric form): potential biomarkers in Parkinson’s disease

Abstract Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common degenerative diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). Alpha-synuclein (A-syn) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of PD. The close relation between the salivary glands and the CNS could render the A-syn secretions in t...

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Main Authors: Hala Shaheen, Sayed Sobhy, Sherine El Mously, Marwa Abuomira, Mohamed Mansour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-02-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-020-0159-7