Animal models of PD include acute toxin models, such as 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) or 1-methyl-4phenyl-1,2,3,6-tertrahydropyridine (MPTP), as well as genetic models, such as α-synuclein, Parkin and monoamine-related alterations. This evidence concerns the gene SNCA and Parkinson disease.