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Old 10-13-2011, 08:14 PM
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Default Parkinson's vaccine and MJF foundation support
Michael J. Fox Foundation bankrolls AFFiRiS Parkinson's vaccine

October 13, 2011 — 9:02am ET | By Maureen Martino





The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) will supply $1.5 million for an early clinical study of Affitope PD01, a vaccine being developed ... for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. ...

PD01 stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies that bind to and remove the alpha-synuclein protein from the brain. Clumping of the protein is the hallmark of Parkinson's, the foundation noted in a release.



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