Mayo researchers find gene that contributes to 2 different, common neurological movement disorders
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 07:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida and their collaborators worldwide have discovered that a single gene promotes development of essential tremor in some patients and Parkinson's disease in others. These are two common but distinct neurological disorders. Notably, patients with essential tremor shake when they move, and Parkinson's disease patients shake when they are at rest...