Parkinson's-linked mutation makes neurons vulnerable to calcium-induced death

Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 13:14 in Biology & Nature

A new study reveals the mechanism by which a genetic mutation linked with Parkinson's disease (PD) renders dopamine neurons particularly vulnerable to cell injury and death. The research is published by Cell Press in the March 13th issue of the journal Molecular Cell.

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