Study Suggests Gene Enhancers Play Key Role In Neuronal Development, Neurological Conditions

Parkinson’s News Today (2/20, Shapiro) reports, “Gene enhancers may play an important role in neuronal development and neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, a study found.” Experiments revealed “that mutations previously linked to Parkinson’s were found within...enhancer regions, and that the enhancers influenced the activity of genes associated with the neurodegenerative disease.” The findings were published in EMBO Reports.