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BS 204 Guy Caldwell: The Role of Molecular Biology in Neuroscience

Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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The Role of Genetic Factors in Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's disease. Some Parkinson's patients actually have an extra copy of a gene that encodes a protein called alpha-synuclein. These proteins regulate whether or not those dopamine neurons are surviving or not. The idea was, what if we could take some of these, specifically one of these genetic factors that's found in humans?

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