Parkinson's disease: piecing together a genetic jigsaw.

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The role of genetics in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease has been subject to debate for decades. In recent years, the discovery of five genes and several more loci has provided important insight into its molecular aetiology. Some Parkinson's disease genes possibly cause Parkinson's disease by protein aggregation. The presence of Lewy bodies in carriers of mutations in one gene and their absence in carriers...

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