New research helps explain genetics of Parkinson's disease

Monday, November 24, 2008 - 10:56 in Biology & Nature

A new study by Narendra et al. suggests that Parkin, the product of the Parkinson's disease-related gene Park2, prompts neuronal survival by clearing the cell of its damaged mitochondria.

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