Normalization of Overexpressed α-Synuclein Causing Parkinson's Disease By a Moderate Gene Silencing With RNA Interference

The α-synuclein (SNCA) gene is a responsible gene for Parkinson's disease (PD); and not only nucleotide variations but also overexpression of SNCA appears to be involved in the pathogenesis of PD. A specific inhibition against mutant SNCA genes carrying nucleotide variations may be feasible by...

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Main Authors: Masaki Takahashi, Mari Suzuki, Masashi Fukuoka, Nobuhiro Fujikake, Shoko Watanabe, Miho Murata, Keiji Wada, Yoshitaka Nagai, Hirohiko Hohjoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2162253116300269