Parkinson's disease researchers at the University at Buffalo have discovered how mutations in the parkin gene cause the disease. The UB findings reveal potential new drug targets as well as a screening platform for discovering new treatments that might mimic the protective functions of parkin. As the first study of human neurons affected by parkin, the UB research overcomes a major roadblock in research on Parkinson's disease and neurological diseases in general. The problem has been ...
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