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We show that vitamin B9 (folic acid) protects neurons in models (flies and human cells) of Parkinson's disease
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By enhancing nucleotide synthesis pathways it is possible to reverse mitochondrial dysfunction and rescue neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease models and, potentially, other diseases linked to mitochondrial impairment
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This page is a summary of: Enhancing nucleotide metabolism protects against mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegeneration in a PINK1 model of Parkinson’s disease, Nature, January 2014, Nature,
DOI: 10.1038/ncb2901.
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