New Genetic Insights into Parkinson's Disease
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 219
Special Issue Editor
Interests: genomics; transcriptomics; neurodegenerative diseases; rare diseases; sarcoma
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Dear Colleagues,
The amount of information on the genetic architecture of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) has increased significantly within the last decade. Starting with the first attempts of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with limited findings, several meta-analyses involving tens of thousands of subjects have been published, and at least 100 genetic loci influencing the risk of PD have been identified. These studies have changed the way we understand the pathophysiology of PD, as new genes and new mechanisms involved in the development of one of the commonest neurodegenerative diseases have been revealed. All this new genetic information has built a foundation for further functional studies that may lead to new therapeutics. The next important step to advance our understanding of PD consists in making sense of this myriad of genetic markers by characterising their function and impact in PD. The present Special Issue aims to provide a fresh overview of the genetic features of PD and of how this information can be used in functional studies to build a pathology network explaining this chronic disease. With this Special Issue, we hope to encourage new international efforts and projects addressing new challenges of PD research.
Prof. Dr. Sulev Kõks
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Parkinson’s disease
- neurodegenerative diseases
- genetics
- genomics
- transcriptomics
- genetic epidemiology
- pathology
