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Carriers at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disease

A team of Canadian scientists, including researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), has discovered the first French-Canadian founder mutation gene linked to synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy-Bodies (DLB) and multiple system atrophy (MSA).

Classified as: Dr. Ziv Gan-Or, genetics, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, Lewy-Bodies, multiple system atrophy, Parkinson's disease, PD, staff, students
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Published on: 2 Oct 2018

Disease causing mutation found in French-Canadians

Carriers at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disease

A team of Canadian scientists, including researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) has discovered the first French-Canadian founder mutation gene linked to synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy-Bodies (DLB) and multiple system atrophy (MSA).

Classified as: MNI, genetics, Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, multiple system atrophy, Lewy-Bodies, PD, Ziv Gan-Or
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Published on: 1 Oct 2018
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