See, https://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/gastrointestinal-infections/news/online/{ae46cae7-e307-49f1-9aca-8625d93e9131}/bacteriophages-may-play-role-in-parkinsons-disease (June 11, 2018) - Tetz G, et al. Abstract 117. Presented at: ASM Microbe; June 7-11, 2018; Atlanta.Researchers have discovered substantial differences in the abundance of bacteriophages in patients with Parkinson’s disease compared with people who do not have the neurodegenerative disorder.
The findings indicate bacteriophages may be an “overlooked driver” of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and a potential therapeutic target, according to George Tetz, MD, PhD, CEOof the Human Microbiology Institute (HMI), a nonprofit, multidisciplinary microbiome-focused organization based in New York.
“Our research is the first to show the role of bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) as human pathogens,” he told Infectious Disease News.
For the study, Tetz and colleagues analyzed the fecal microbiome of 32 patients with PD and 28 healthy controls. Their objective was to identify alterations in the microbiota that may be associated with PD onset or progression. . . .
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