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The Michael J. Fox Foundation continually strives to communicate our scientific progress with the research community — through posters and presentations at meetings, in peer-reviewed scientific publications and with white paper reports.

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    The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Strategy to Generate, Characterize, and Distribute Preclinical Antibody Tools for Investigating Rab Molecular Biology

    A field-wide challenge in Parkinson’s disease (PD) research is a general lack of availability for high-quality, reproducible, and readily accessible preclinical research tools. To address these…
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    Cell Line Resources from Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) Participants

    The Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) is a longitudinal observational study conducted at over thirty international sites that collects data and biospecimens from idiopathic Parkinson…
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    LRRK2 Detection in PBMC Consortium

    The “LRRK2 Detection in PBMC Consortium” is a pre-competitive collaboration between MJFF and select industry partners with the goal of optimizing the measurement of pLRRK2 in human PBMCs. MJFF…
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    Best Practices for Generating and Using Alpha-Synuclein Pre-Formed Fibrils to Model Parkinson's Disease in Rodents

    Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, affecting approximately one-percent of the population over the age of sixty. Although many animal models have been…
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    The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Strategy to Generate, Characterize, and Distribute Preclinical Antibody Tools for Investigating Parkin/PINK1 and LRRK2- and PINK1-Related Rab Molecular Biology

    A field-wide challenge in Parkinson’s disease (PD) research is a general lack of availability for high-quality, reproducible, and readily accessible preclinical research tools. To address these…
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    The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Efforts to Generate, Characterize, and Promote the Use of a Variety of Preclinical Models of Parkinson’s Disease

    Preclinical models are a necessary tool for investigating the pathogenesis and potential therapeutic strategies for diseases like Parkinson’s disease (PD). As the precise etiology of PD is currently…
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    User's guide for alpha-synuclein biomarker studies in biological fluids: Perianalytical considerations

    This article summarizes perianalytical considerations for biomarker studies (based on immunoassays) in Parkinson's disease, with emphasis on quantifying total α-synuclein protein in biological fluids…
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Articles authored by Rachel Dolhun, MD, a movement disorder specialist on staff at MJFF, offer a practical review of topics related to Parkinson's disease for practicing clinicians.

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    Alpha-Synuclein: A Therapeutic Target and Potential Biomarker in Parkinson's Disease

    A detailed discussion of our current understanding of alpha-synuclein biology and the ongoing research and development surrounding its role in Parkinson's disease.
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    Diagnosis and Management of Neurodegenerative Atypical Parkinsonism

    A detailed consideration of the neurodegenerative diseases that can cause parkinsonism including dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), multiple system atrophy (MSA), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)…
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    Deep Brain Stimulation and Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound

    A review of innovations in surgical Parkinson's disease treatments, inlcuding deep brain stimulation and magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound.
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    Dystonia and Parkinson's Disease

    An exploration of the various manifestations of dystonia in the context of Parkinson's disease.
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    Levodopa 2.0: New Strategies to Even Out the Peaks and Valleys

    A discussion on the latest in new formulations and supplemental therapies of levodopa.
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    Dementia with Lewy Bodies: In the News and in the Clinic

    A practical review of the diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies.
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