PARKINSON’S DISEASE: MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION, PROTEIN MISFOLDING AND NEUROINFLAMMATION AS BIOMARKER PATHWAYS
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Keywords

Parkinson’s disease, mitochondrial dysfunction, protein misfolding, neuroinflammation, biomarkers, α-synuclein, tau.

Abstract

To explore the relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction, protein misfolding, and neuroinflammatory markers in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and to assess their potential as diagnostic biomarkers.

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