Parkinson's diseaseserotoninParkinsons disease is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than 1% of individuals older than 60 years. The motor symptoms of Parkinsons disease are accompanied by a multitude of nonmotor symptoms, which usually predominate in the later stages of...
Will gene therapy for Parkinson's disease prove viable?. By - James Butcherdoi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)73250-5James ButcherElsevier Ltd.Lancet
Reports on a gene-therapy technique that may offer a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. How a protein called glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor has been shown to promote the growth of dopaminergic neurons in vitro; Perceived obstacles to the treatment, including...