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UKPDC

@UKPDC

UK Parkinson's Disease Consortium (UKPDC) is a group of scientific researchers who work to identify and tackle the causes of Parkinson’s disease (PD).

ucl.ac.uk/ukpdc
Joined February 2013
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AJHG@AJHGNews7 Apr 2016
New! Two groups identify PDE10A mutations that cause hyperkinetic movement disorders: bit.ly/23liJ8T & bit.ly/1RGA20c
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Online now! GWAS: Deletions at 22q11.2 in idiopathic #ParkinsonsDisease bit.ly/1q3y0Nd (open access)
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Prof Hardy awarded $3 million Breakthrough Prize for research into the genetic causes of neurodegenerative disease. goo.gl/BtY0xG
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QSBB has a new website! Find out more about us! ucl.ac.uk/ion/departments/mo…
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Replying to @johnhardy1954
@johnhardy1954 elected to EMBO membership @DMN_ION @EMBOcomm tinyurl.com/nqkadxz
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@UKPDC's Prof John Hardy presented the 2015 Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson's Research by Michael J. Fox. goo.gl/2f7r2T
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How does the gene GB1A affect #Parkinsons? Researchers at @sheffielduni investigate bit.ly/16YuW8g #findacure
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Our paper uses #geneontology find function LRRK2-interactors; drug clues peerj.com/articles/778/ lewislaboratory.com/Home_Pag… @DMN_ION #Parkinsons

Computational analysis of the LRRK2 interactome

LRRK2 was identified in 2004 as the causative protein product of the Parkinson’s disease locus designated PARK8. In the decade since then, genetic studies have revealed at least 6 dominant mutations...

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Biochemical Society webcast: Advances in Genetic Understanding of Parkinson's Disease, by Prof Nicholas Wood. goo.gl/yxXtK0
A new fellowship aims to grow the number of #Parkinsons specialists worldwide bit.ly/1pU8M2H
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What it's like to have Parkinson's for 15 minutes - tech - 19 November 2014 - New Scientist: newscientist.com/article/dn2…
Bioinformatician post @DMN_ION, UCL Institute of Neurology. Closes 4th December 2014. jobs.ac.uk/job/AJY201/bioinf…
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RT @ParkinsonsUK: We've launched Brain: the inside story a free resource for #Alevel biology braintheinsidestory.co.uk
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Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant bbc.in/1wgH4wp - @UCLIoN research behind the operation
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For a nice review on DBS in Parkinson's disease: tinyurl.com/nvewa2a
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Parkinson's disease: chameleons and mimics predictpd.blogspot.com/2014/…
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The PREDICT-PD Blog: Phenotypic variability of PINK1 expression: 12 Yea... predictpd.blogspot.com/2014/…
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GCH1 mutation is a novel risk factor of developing #Parkinsons disease. ucl.ac.uk/ukpdc/news-publica…
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Cells transplanted into brains of people with Parkinson’s remained functional for more than a decade. j.mp/1rxNJ3Z via @dana_fdn
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Are you a UK Parkinson's researchers? You might be interested in this competition - parkinsons.org.uk/content/pi… @UKPDC
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