In the search for the first disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson disease, drug developers are advancing α-synuclein-targeted agents into proof-of-concept clinical trials.
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Kingwell, K. Zeroing in on neurodegenerative α-synuclein. Nat Rev Drug Discov 16, 371–373 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd.2017.95
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