PEOPLE of Japanese and European descent who have mutant versions of five genes may be at higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, two large teams of researchers have found. The two independent studies, published in the latest issue of Nature Genetics, involved more than 25,000 participants – the largest studies to try to uncover genetic [...]
Parkinson’s gene therapy ‘encouraging’
A GENE therapy for Parkinson’s disease that has been tested on lab monkeys is showing good early results in a small-scale trial on humans, French researchers say.The therapy entails taking three genes that produce dopamine, a vital neurochemical that is depleted in Parkinson’s. The genes are then inserted into a disabled equine virus that is [...]
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