Single protein causes Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy

10 junio 2015

Several neurodegenerative disorders are caused by aggregates of a single protein known as alpha-synuclein. Neurobiologists have discovered that the shape of these aggregates — ‘cylinders’ or ‘ribbons’ — determines whether a patient develops Parkinson’s disease or multiple system atrophy, respectively.
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