New mouse model reminiscent of Leigh syndrome sheds light on mechanisms of neurodegeneration

Wednesday, January 2, 2019 - 16:20 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have identified a new role for PARL, a protein that has been linked to Parkinson's disease. They report that mice lacking PARL display specific problems in the nervous system reminiscent of Leigh syndrome instead.

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