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Study identifies key genes for Parkinson’s disease in young people

A new study conducted by MedGenome, a genomics-led research and diagnostics company, in association with Parkinson’s Research Alliance of India (PRAI), has found that rare genetic variations along with common variants derived through polygenic risk score (PRS) can detect Young Onset of Parkinson’s Disease (YOPD).

The study, published in Movement Disorders, the official journal of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, has validated the existing knowledge of the disease along with new findings on the genetics of Parkinson’s disease.

According to a press release from the company, a pilot study was published through the collaboration with PRAI in the July 2022 edition of Advanced Biology, a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary biology journal with 100 whole genomes of Parkinson’s disease patients. 

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