Genetic variation found to protect against Parkinson's disease
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 21:30
in Biology & Nature
Neuroscientists have found a genetic variation they say protects against Parkinson's disease. The study also reports the discovery of different variants of the same gene, LRRK2 -- the most important Parkinson's risk gene found to date -- that double Parkinson's risk in Caucasians and Asians.