Loss of Parkinson’s susceptibility gene LRRK2 promotes carcinogen-induced lung tumorigenesis

Abstract Pathological links between neurodegenerative disease and cancer are emerging. LRRK2 overactivity contributes to Parkinson’s disease, whereas our previous analyses of public cancer patient data revealed that decreased LRRK2 expression is associated with lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). The clinic...

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Main Authors: Chandra Lebovitz, Nicole Wretham, Maryam Osooly, Katy Milne, Tia Dash, Shelby Thornton, Basile Tessier-Cloutier, Paalini Sathiyaseelan, Svetlana Bortnik, Nancy Erro Go, Elizabeth Halvorsen, Rachel A. Cederberg, Norman Chow, Nancy Dos Santos, Kevin L. Bennewith, Brad H. Nelson, Marcel B. Bally, Wan L. Lam, Sharon M. Gorski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81639-0