More recently, in vitro and in vivo studies carried out by our group [31] demonstrated that subchronic exposure to the mycotoxin ochratoxin A (OTA) induced some of the key pathological features of PD such as loss of striatal dopaminergic innervation and dopaminergic cell dysfunction accompanied with motor impairments and increased phosphorylated alpha-synuclein levels. Here, SNCA is linked to Parkinson disease.