January 9, 2017
Single Allele Mutation Heightens Risk of Early-Onset Parkinson’s
A collaboration of 32 researchers in seven countries, led by scientists at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Florida, found that a mutation in only one allele of a Parkinson’s gene, known as PINK1, increases the risk of early-onset disease. The finding, published recently in the journal Brain, addresses a longstanding debate about whether individuals need to […]
Tags: gene mutation, neurosciences, Parkinson's disease, Wolfdieter Springer