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Topic: LRRK2 G2019S

Seminar
1 seminar

In Biochemistry and Biology

Seminar · Neuroscience

Synaptic health in Parkinson's Disease

Dayne Beccano-Kelly · Cardiff University

Thu, Aug 12, 2021 · 15:00 UTC

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting 1% of over 65's; there is currently no effective treatment. Dopaminergic neuronal loss is hallmark in PD and yet despite decades of intensive research there is still no known therapeutic which will completely halt the disorder. As a result, identification of interventive therapies to reverse or prevent PD are essential. Using genetically faithful models (induced pluripotent stem cells and knock-in mice) of familial late onset PD (LRRK2 G2019S and GBA N370S) we have contributed to the literature that neur