Cooperative genome-wide analysis shows increased homozygosity in early onset Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's disease (PD) occurs in both familial and sporadic forms, and both monogenic and complex genetic factors have been identified. Early onset PD (EOPD) is particularly associated with autosomal recessive (AR) mutations, and three genes, PARK2, PARK7 and PINK1, have been found to carry m...

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Main Authors: Javier Simón-Sánchez, Laura L Kilarski, Michael A Nalls, Maria Martinez, Claudia Schulte, Peter Holmans, International Parkinson's Disease Genomics Consortium, Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, Thomas Gasser, John Hardy, Andrew B Singleton, Nicholas W Wood, Alexis Brice, Peter Heutink, Nigel Williams, Huw R Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22427796/pdf/?tool=EBI