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SUBMITTER: Snyder C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4026148 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Snyder Christopher C Mantione Kirk K
Medical science monitor basic research 20140507
<h4>Background</h4>Parkinson's disease (PD) continues to be an important neurological disorder. It is caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Dopamine, the neurotransmitter produced from dopaminergic neurons, is a major precursor of endogenous morphine. There are approximately 18 genes associated with PD; their roles have not yet been completely established. PARK2 is a gene that encodes for the protein parkin, and PINK1 is a gene that encodes for PTEN-induced putative ...[more]