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TWiN 30: Gut to brain spread of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 01:09:52
Publish Date: 2022-05-24 19:53:52
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TWiN describes experiments demonstrating that gut injection of alpha-synuclein fibrils in mice converts endogenous alpha-synuclein to a pathologic form that spreads to the brain and leads to features of Parkinson’s disease.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Ori Lieberman, Jason Shepherd, Timothy Cheung, and Vivianne Morrison

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