#Parkinson’s disease. 5/10 of PD brains evidence of human #pegivirus (HPgV) vs. 0/14 HPgV-. HPgV-brain+ patients with PD → ↑ neuropathology. Blood+ →↑ IGF-1 and ↆ pS65-ubiquitin, supporting disruption in #mitophagy in response to #HPgV. bit.ly/4mEAuOT [open access].

'Harmless' virus might trigger Parkinson's disease, researchers say A common virus once thought harmless to humans might be linked to Parkinson's disease, a new study says. The germ, Human Pegivirus (HPgV), was found in half the autopsied brains of patients with…

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