Pre-clinical study suggests Parkinson's could start in gut endocrine cells
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 10:22
in Biology & Nature
A potential new mechanism has been identified in both mice and human endocrine cells that populate the small intestines. Inside these cells is a protein called alpha-synuclein, which is known to go awry and lead to damaging clumps in the brains of Parkinson's patients, as well as those with Alzheimer's disease.