A study has identified several common genetic pathways between Parkinson’s disease and autoimmune diseases. Specifically, researchers have used a genome-wide conjunctional analysis to identify 17 novel loci that overlap the conditions…
Parkinson’s, Autoimmune Disorders May Share Genetic Common Ground
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Parkinson’s disease and some autoimmune diseases may have genetic risk factors in common, raising the possibility that the immune system may influence Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis, new research suggests. The study, which analyzed data from genome-wide association studies, “showed a considerable genetic overlap between [Parkinson’s disease] and autoimmune diseases, in particular, type 1…
Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Are at Risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Patients with Parkinson’s disease may be at risk of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). New research examined why patients with Parkinson’s have a higher incidence of CTS than that of the general population. The study found that those patients who underwent subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation to monitor them for neuropathy may develop CTS…
Healthy Clones: Dolly the Sheep’s Heirs Reach Ripe Old Age
LONDON (Reuters)—The heirs of Dolly the sheep are enjoying a healthy old age, proving cloned animals can live normal lives and offering reassurance to scientists hoping to use cloned cells in medicine. Dolly, cloning’s poster child, was born in Scotland in 1996. She died prematurely in 2003, at age 6, after developing osteoarthritis and a…