DDIT4 and Parkinson disease: These included DNA damage inducible transcript 4 (mentioned above) heme oxygenase 1, transcripts related to the oxidative damage response including superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (Vmat2), dopamine transporter, and transcripts associated with the etiology of PD and neurodegeneration (alpha-synuclein and microtubule associated protein Tau).