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Image depicts a Manhattan plot of genetic data from a study on Parkinson’s disease. Dots represent location of genomic variants found in the study. Blue dots represent variants found on chromosome 1. Red dot on chromosome 1 represent the GBA1, the new Par
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Scientists discovered a gene variant, found almost exclusively in the genomes of individuals of African ancestry, that increases the risk of having Parkinson’s disease.
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BioRender.com courtesy of Singleton lab, NIH CARD, Bethesda, MD.
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Image depicts a Manhattan plot of genetic data from a study on Parkinson’s disease. Dots represent location of genomic variants found in the study. Blue dots represent variants found on chromosome 1. Red dot on chromosome 1 represent the GBA1, the new Parkinson’s disease genetic risk factor discovered in this study.
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Image depicts a Manhattan plot of genetic data from a study on Parkinson’s disease. Dots represent location of genomic variants found in the study. Blue dots represent variants found on chromosome 1. Red dot on chromosome 1 represent the GBA1, the new Par