Gene protects against neurotoxins that spur inflammation and Parkinson's disease

Friday, April 3, 2009 - 06:56 in Health & Medicine

A new study in the 3rd April issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, helps to explain why people who carry mutations in a gene known as Nurr1 develop a rare, inherited form of Parkinson's disease, the most prevalent movement disorder in people over the age of 65...

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