Researchers discover genetic risk factor for Parkinson’s in people of African descent
Researchers discover genetic risk factor for Parkinson’s in people of African descent
Parkinson’s is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases and African American patients have been shown to have risk factors, rates, and severity of disease that differ from those in white patients.
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