Parkinson’s Disease Genes Linked to Lipids
There’s no shortage of genes associated with Parkinson’s disease. Known mutations in 6 genes can cause early onset or classical, late onset Parkinson’s disease, and mutations in at least 2 more can cause atypical parkinsonian syndromes.1 Additional genetic loci and identified genes increase the susceptibility to Parkinson’s disease. Although the identified genes are not all part of the same biological pathway, identifying commonalities among them may provide clues to the disease process. One theme that emerges from these studies is…