Mutation linked to some cases of Parkinson's: identifying gene raises ethical questions about its use in testing, given the lack of preventive therapy.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine) From: Clinical Psychiatry News | Date: April 1, 2005| Author: Kilgore, Christine | COPYRIGHT 2005 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Screening for a recently identified mutation shown to cause approximately 5%-6% of familial and 1%-2% of apparently sporadic cases of Parkinson's disease will likely become an important component of genetic testing and counseling for this disease, according to investigators involved in the research.

"No other single mutation identified so far ... has occurred with such high frequency" in patients with Parkinson's disease, said William C. Nichols, Ph.D., of Cincinnati Chi...

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