Mouse model confirms mutated protein's role in dementia

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 06:20 in Biology & Nature

A team of scientists from Japan and the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have created a new mouse model that confirms that mutations of a protein called beta-synuclein promote neurodegeneration. The discovery creates a potential new target for developing treatments of diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's...

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