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Hunting for Familial Parkinson's Disease Mutations in the Post Genome Era.
Genes - 17 Mar 2021
Bentley Steven R, Guella Ilaria, Sherman Holly E, Neuendorf Hannah M, Sykes Alex M, Fowdar Javed Y, Silburn Peter A, Wood Stephen A, Farrer Matthew J, Mellick George D
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is typically sporadic; however, multi-incident families provide a powerful platform to discover novel genetic forms of disease. Their identification supports deciphering molecular processes leading to disease and may inform of new therapeutic targets. The LRRK2 p.G2019S mutation causes PD in 42.5-68% of carriers by the age of 80 years. We hypothesise similarly intermediately penetrant...
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