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Parkinson's Foundation Project Seeks to ID Patient Disease Variants to Guide Therapy

Jul 17, 2019
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John Gilmore
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NEW YORK – The Parkinson's Foundation has launched a nationwide genetics project that will analyze potential biomarkers for Parkinson's disease (PD) to improve clinical care and offer new treatment options for patients. Called PD GENEration: Mapping the Future of Parkinson's Disease, the initiative will include sequencing efforts from Fulgent Genetics and database management support from several academic institutions.

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