Article
Genetics of Parkinson's disease and related disorders.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2018
Zhang Pei-Lan, Chen Yan, Zhang Chen-Hao, Wang Yu-Xin, Fernandez-Funez Pedro
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex and heterogeneous neurological condition characterised mainly by bradykinesia, resting tremor, rigidity and postural instability, symptoms that together comprise the parkinsonian syndrome. Non-motor symptoms preceding and following clinical onset are also helpful diagnostic markers revealing a widespread and progressive pathology. Many other neurological conditions also...
Topics
- Dopamine
- Genes, Dominant
- Humans
- Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2
- Mitochondria
- Mutation
- Neurons
- Parkinson Disease
- Parkinsonian Disorders
- alpha-Synuclein
- tau Proteins
