Editorial: Celebrating the Diversity of Genetic Research to Dissect the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease

Matthew J. Farrer; Soraya Bardien; Nobutaka Hattori; Suzanne Lesage; Owen A. Ross; George D. Mellick; Rejko Kruger; Genetic Epidemiology of Parkinson's Disease Consortium

doi:10.3389/fneur.2021.648417

Editorial: Celebrating the Diversity of Genetic Research to Dissect the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease

Matthew J. Farrer^*, Soraya Bardien, Nobutaka Hattori, Suzanne Lesage, Owen A. Ross, George D. Mellick, Rejko Kruger, Genetic Epidemiology of Parkinson's Disease Consortium

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Original language	English
Article number	648417
Pages (from-to)	648417
Journal	Frontiers in Neurology
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.648417
Publication status	Published - 6 Apr 2021
Externally published	Yes

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GEoPD consortium
Parkinson's disease
disease progression
genetic etiology
geographic diversity

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