Treatment with diphenyl-pyrazole compound anle138b/c reveals that {alpha}-synuclein protects melanoma cells from autophagic cell death [Medical Sciences]

Recent epidemiological and clinical studies have reported a significantly increased risk for melanoma in people with Parkinson's disease. Because no evidence could be obtained that genetic factors are the reason for the association between these two diseases, we hypothesized that of the three major Parkinson's disease-related proteins—α-synuclein, LRRK2, and Parkin—α-synuclein...

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