The Genetic Architecture of Parkinson's Disease in the AfrAbia Population: Current State and Future Perspectives.
J Integr Neurosci
; 23(8): 152, 2024 Aug 19.
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ABSTRACT
Over 80% of genetic studies in the Parkinson's disease (PD) field have been conducted on individuals of European descent. There is a social and scientific imperative to understand the genetic basis of PD across global populations for therapeutic development and deployment. PD etiology is impacted by genetic and environmental factors that are variable by ancestry and region, emphasising the need for worldwide programs to gather large numbers of patients to identify novel candidate genes and risk loci involved in disease. Only a handful of documented genetic assessments have investigated families with PD in AfrAbia, which comprises the member nations of the Arab League and the African Union, with very limited cohort and case-control studies reported. This review article summarises prior research on PD genetics in AfrAbia, highlighting gaps and challenges. We discuss the etiological risk spectrum in the context of historical interactions, highlighting allele frequencies, penetrance, and the clinical manifestations of known genetic variants in the AfrAbian PD patient community.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de Parkinson
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
J Integr Neurosci
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Malasia
Pais de publicación:
Singapur