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ReviewGenes2021

Mapping the Diverse and Inclusive Future of Parkinson's Disease Genetics and Its Widespread Impact.

Inas Elsayed, Alejandro Martinez-Carrasco, Mario Cornejo-Olivas, Sara Bandres-Ciga

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Review in Genes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Rethinking 'rare'Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Inas ElsayedFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Gezira, Wad Medani P.O. Box 20, Sudan.ORCID 0000-0003-4646-8218
Alejandro Martinez-CarrascoQueen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Mario Cornejo-OlivasNeurogenetics Research Center, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima 15003, Peru.ORCID 0000-0001-6313-5680
Sara Bandres-CigaMolecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

Funding

Genetic characterization of atypical parkinsonismZIANS003154 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI SCHOLZ, SONJA · 2016 to 2025
$15.4M
Genome wide SNP analysis in Parkinson's diseaseZ01AG000949 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI SINGLETON, ANDREW B · 2006 to 2008
$2.6M
Biology of Non-steroidal Androgen Receptor ModulatorsZ01ES101985 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SCHRADER, WILLIAM T · 2006 to 2008
$1.6M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 AG000949Intramural NIH HHS Z01 ES101985Intramural NIH HHS ZIA NS003154
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the last decades, genetics has been the engine that has pushed us along on our voyage to understand the etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). Although a large number of risk loci and causative mutations for PD have been identified, it is clear that much more needs to be done to solve the missing heritability mystery. Despite remarkable efforts, as a field, we have failed in terms of diversity and inclusivity. The vast majority of genetic studies in PD have focused on individuals of European ancestry, leading to a gap of knowledge on the existing genetic differences across populations and PD as a whole. As we move forward, shedding light on the genetic architecture contributing to PD in non-European populations is essential, and will provide novel insight into the generalized genetic map of the disease. In this review, we discuss how better representation of understudied ancestral groups in PD genetics research requires addressing and resolving all the challenges that hinder the inclusion of these populations. We further provide an overview of PD genetics in the clinics, covering the current challenges and limitations of genetic testing and counseling. Finally, we describe the impact of worldwide collaborative initiatives in the field, shaping the future of the new era of PD genetics as we advance in our understanding of the genetic architecture of PD.

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Genetic CounselingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMutationParkinson Diseasediversitygeneticsgenetics counsellinggenetic testingParkinson’s diseasepost-GWAS era

Identifiers

PMID34828286
PMCPMC8624537

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