A new study published in the Nature Communications journal suggests a link between the spread of the toxic, misfolded protein, a-synuclein, and proteins found on dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra, mGluR4 and NPDC1. Due to a-synuclein being a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease, this newfound connection may enable future treatments that shift away from managing…
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