Roughly 15% Of Parkinson’s Disease Cases Linked To Genetic Variants, Research Finds

Parkinson’s News Today (8/15, Bryson) reports, “About 15% of Parkinson’s disease cases are tied to genetic variants and nearly all are associated with the LRRK2 and GBA1 genes, initial data from the Rostock International Parkinson’s Disease (ROPAD) study indicates.” In the study, “detected variants were related to the GBA1 gene (10.4%), LRRK2 gene (2.9%), PRKN gene (0.9%), SNCA gene (0.2%), or PINK1 gene (0.1%), or a combination of two genetic findings in two genes (about 0.2%).” The findings were published in Brain.