title: Genetics of neurological disorders.
abstract: Neurological diseases are defined as an inappropriate function of the peripheral or central nervous system due to impaired electrical impulses throughout the brain and/or nervous system that may present with heterogeneous symptoms according to the parts of the system involved in these pathologic processes. Growing evidence on genetic components of neurological disease have been collected during recent years. Genetic studies have opened the way for understanding the underlying pathology of many neurological disorders. The outcome of current intense research into the genetics of neurological disorders will hopefully be the introduction of new diagnostic tools and the discovery of potential targets for new and more effective medications and preventive measures.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Berzelius väg 35, Sweden.
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Faghihi
authors.forename: Salim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mottagui-Tabar
authors.forename: Claes
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wahlestedt
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D009154:Mutation; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D020774:Pick Disease of the Brain / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology