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Epidemiology, environmental risk factors and genetics of Parkinson's disease.
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 1 Mar 2017
Delamarre Anna, Meissner Wassilios G
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a frequent neurodegenerative disease with a premotor phase that lasts several years. Risk factors that have been linked to PD are tobacco, caffeine, black tea, pesticides and calcium channel blockers. Some risk factors may be due to inverse causality (e.g. changes in personality during the premotor phase). The genetics of PD are complex with a contribution of Mendelian (e.g. SNCA,...
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