/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8514/all en /newsroom/channels/news/new-path-discovery-parkinsons-disease-261519 <p><em><b>Â鶹AV Newsroom</b></em></p> <p><em>Neuron cell death may be caused by overactive immune system </em></p> <p>A team of scientists led by Dr. Michel Desjardins from the University of Montreal and Dr. Heidi McBride from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) at Â鶹AV have discovered that two genes associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) are key regulators of the immune system, providing direct evidence linking Parkinson's to autoimmune disease.</p> Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:27:43 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25999 at /newsroom