Variable frequency of LRRK2 variants in the Latin American research consortium on the genetics of Parkinson’s disease (LARGE-PD), a case of ancestry

Genetic risk: Uncovering ethnic-specific mutations A new study reveals the frequency of Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2) mutations associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Latin Americans. Ignacio F. Mata at the University of Washington and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, USA,...

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Main Authors: Mario Cornejo-Olivas, Luis Torres, Mario R. Velit-Salazar, Miguel Inca-Martinez, Pilar Mazzetti, Carlos Cosentino, Federico Micheli, Claudia Perandones, Elena Dieguez, Victor Raggio, Vitor Tumas, Vanderci Borges, Henrique B. Ferraz, Carlos R. M. Rieder, Artur Shumacher-Schuh, Carlos Velez-Pardo, Marlene Jimenez-Del-Rio, Francisco Lopera, Jorge Chang-Castello, Brennie Andreé-Munoz, Sarah Waldherr, Dora Yearout, Cyrus P. Zabetian, Ignacio F. Mata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:npj Parkinson's Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-017-0020-6