Parkinson's disease: clinical features, epidemiology and genetics.
Genetic and epidemiological studies are critical to understanding the etiology of Parkinson's Disease (PD), and may lead to rational treatments for the disease. This article reviews the clinical features, epidemiology and genetics of PD, with emphasis on insights from recent genetic and epidemiological studies.
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Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. adsiderowf@pahosp.com
D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D018433:Twin Studies as Topic