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Modelling the functional genomics of Parkinson's disease in Caenorhabditis elegans: LRRK2 and beyond.
Bioscience reports - 30 Sept 2021
Chandler Rachael J, Cogo Susanna, Lewis Patrick A, Kevei Eva
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For decades, Parkinson's disease (PD) cases have been genetically categorised into familial, when caused by mutations in single genes with a clear inheritance pattern in affected families, or idiopathic, in the absence of an evident monogenic determinant. Recently, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have revealed how common genetic variability can explain up to 36% of PD heritability and that PD manifestation...
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