SLC6A3 Polymorphism Predisposes to Dopamine Overdose in Parkinson's Disease

In Parkinson's disease (PD), cognitive functions mediated by brain regions innervated by ventral tegmental area (VTA) worsen with dopamine replacement therapy, whereas processes relying on regions innervated by the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) improve. The SLC6A3 gene encodes the dopami...

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Main Authors: Brian D. Robertson, Abdullah S. Al Jaja, Alex A. MacDonald, Nole M. Hiebert, Ruzbeh Tamjeedi, Ken N. Seergobin, Ute I. Schwarz, Richard B. Kim, Penny A. MacDonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00693/full