17Sep

Enhancers active in dopamine neurons are a primary link between genetic variation and neuropsychiatric disease

Enhancers active in dopamine neurons are a primary link between genetic variation and neuropsychiatric disease

Enhancers active in dopamine neurons are a primary link between genetic variation and neuropsychiatric disease, Published online: 17 September 2018; doi:10.1038/s41593-018-0223-0

The BRAINcode consortium found that tens of thousands of transcribed noncoding elements (TNEs) from the ‘dark matter’ of our genome are active in dopamine neurons. They may be linked to schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, and addiction.

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20May

[Comment] A new step towards targeting tau

Progressive supranuclear palsy is a rare neurodegenerative disease characterised by an axial parkins...

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20May

[Review] CSF and blood biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease

In the management of Parkinson's disease, reliable diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers are urg...

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22Apr

Parkinson’s disease patient: ‘I can walk… it’s really helped me’

Parkinson's disease patient Gail Jardine can walk more freely after having a spinal implant fit...

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