Single gene mutation as the cause of around one in 25 cases of Parkinson?s disease worldwide

The studies suggest that the mutation, in a recently discovered gene called LRRK2, causes around 5% of inherited Parkinson?s cases and around 2% of isolated cases. Screening for the new mutation is likely to become a component of genetic testing for Parkinson?s disease in the near future.

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