VCP, Enzyme in Protein Degradation, May Be Blood Biomarker of Early Stages of Parkinson’s, Study Suggests
Blood levels of valosin-containing protein (VCP) — an enzyme involved in protein degradation — may be used as a biomarker of preclinical and early clinical stages of Parkinson’s disease (PD), a study suggests. Reduced levels of VCP in the blood were found in both animal models of the…