Recent advances in Parkinson's disease genetics

Lubbe, Steven and Morris, Huw R. 2014. Recent advances in Parkinson's disease genetics. Journal of Neurology 261 (2) , pp. 259-66. 10.1007/s00415-013-7003-2

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Abstract

The last 5 years have seen rapid progress in Parkinson’s disease (PD) genetics, with the publication of a series of large-scale genome wide association studies for PD, and evaluation of the roles of the LRRK2 and GBA genes in the aetiology of PD. We are beginning to develop a coherent picture of the interplay of Mendelian and non-Mendelian factors in PD. Pathways involved in mitochondrial quality control (mitophagy), lysosomal function and immune function are emerging as important in the pathogenesis of PD. These pathways represent a target for therapeutic intervention and a way in which the heterogeneity of disease cause, as well as disease mechanism, can be established. In the future, there is likely to be an individualised basis for the treatment of PD, linked to the identification of specific genetic factors.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) Medicine
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH426 Genetics R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	0340-5354
Last Modified:	21 Mar 2019 16:35
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/76736

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