Parkinson's Disease

Breakthroughs in genetics over the last decade have radically advanced our understanding of the etiological basis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Although much research remains to be done, the main genetic causes of this neurodegenerative disorder are now partially unraveled, allowing us to feel m...

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Autores: Clarimón, Jordi|||0000-0002-6824-6942, Kulisevsky, Jaime|||0000-0003-4870-1431
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:185001
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/185001
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.2174/1389202914666131210212305
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Genetics
Parkinson's disease
Mendelian genes
Genetic testing
PARK
Clinical genetics
Genetic risk factor
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Sumario:Breakthroughs in genetics over the last decade have radically advanced our understanding of the etiological basis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Although much research remains to be done, the main genetic causes of this neurodegenerative disorder are now partially unraveled, allowing us to feel more confident that our knowledge about the genetic architecture of PD will continue to increase exponentially. How and when these discoveries will be introduced into general clinical practice, however, remains uncertain. In this review, we provide a general summary of the progress in the genetics of PD and discuss how this knowledge will contribute to the diagnosis and clinical management of patients with, or at risk of this disorder.