CpG demethylation enhances alpha-synuclein expression and affects the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.

BACKGROUND: Alpha-synuclein (SNCA) gene expression is an important factor in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Gene multiplication can cause inherited PD, and promoter polymorphisms that increase SNCA expression are associated with sporadic PD. CpG methylation in the promoter region...

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Main Authors: Lumine Matsumoto, Hiroshi Takuma, Akira Tamaoka, Hiroshi Kurisaki, Hidetoshi Date, Shoji Tsuji, Atsushi Iwata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2991358?pdf=render