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Research into dopamine-producing cells and rogue proteins among efforts to find far-reaching treatment

The study covered in this summary was published on medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.

 E-Mail Many genetic mutations have been found to be associated with a persons risk of developing Parkinsons disease. Yet for most of these variants, the mechanism through which they act remains unclear. Now a new study in Nature led by a team from the University of Pennsylvania has revealed how two different variations--one that increases disease risk and leads to more severe disease in people who develop Parkinsons and another that reduces risk--manifest in the body. The work, led by Dejia...