John E Duda, MD

Job title:

Director, Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center

Organization:

Philadephia VA Medical Center

PD Guide Terms:

Etiology

Pathogenic Mechanisms

Pathophysiology

Olfactory Testing

Protein Misfolding & Aggregation

Contributions:

Published Contributions:

Olfactory system pathology as a model of Lewy neurodegenerative disease

response to: Can induced pluripotent stem cells be used to generate useful Parkinson's disease cell models?

14 Aug 2009 03:15 PM EST

I would like to elaborate on Dr. Langston's comments about the olfactory bulb as a possible model of PD pathology. I believe that, as a field, we continue to place too much emphasis on understanding ...