Parkinson’s disease, genetic risk factors and African Ancestry (IMAGE)

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Parkinson’s disease, genetic risk factors and African Ancestry

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Scientists discovered a gene variant, found almost exclusively in the genomes of individuals of African ancestry, that increases the risk of having Parkinson’s disease.

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Image created with BioRender.com courtesy of Singleton lab, NIH CARD, Bethesda, MD.

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