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Genetic risk and age in Parkinson's disease: Continuum not stratum.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 May 2015
Nalls Mike A, Escott-Price Valentina, Williams Nigel M, Lubbe Steven, Keller Margaux F, Morris Huw R, Singleton Andrew B
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BACKGROUND: Recent genomewide association study meta-analyses have identified 28 loci associated with risk of Parkinson's disease (PD). We sought to investigate whether these genetic risk factors are associated with PD age at onset. METHODS: Genetic risk scores from these loci were calculated for 6,249 cases. Linear regression tested associations between cumulative genetic risk and PD age at onset. RESULTS:...
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