The vermiform appendix impacts the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease
Abstract
The human appendix is a reservoir for α-synuclein aggregates and its removal may reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 31, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1126/scitranslmed.aar5280
Entities
People
- Alec J. Haas
- Bryan A. Killinger
- Daniel Lindqvist
- Honglei Chen
- Jacek W. Sikora
- Lena Brundin
- Nolwen Rey
- Paul M. Thomas
- Sam Brundin
- Viviane Labrie
- Yamini Vepa
- Zachary Madaj
Organizations
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Institut des neurosciences Paris Saclay
- Lund University
- Michigan State University
- National Institutes of Health
- Northwestern University
- Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada
- The Michael J. Fox Foundation
- United States Department of Defense