Function identified of 'mystery protein' that kills brain cells of people with Parkinson's (IMAGE)

St. John's College, University of Cambridge

Function identified of 'mystery protein' that kills brain cells of people with Parkinson's

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3D illustration showing neurons containing Lewy bodies small red spheres which are deposits of proteins accumulated in brain cells that cause their progressive degeneration.

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