A gene known to have a hand in Alzheimer’s disease may contribute to some cases of Parkinson’s disease as well, according to findings discussed today at the annual meeting of the American Association of Neurology in San Francisco.University of Rochester scientists and area patients who have Parkinson’s disease played a role in the discovery, which comes through a national Parkinson’s study known as PROGENI – “Parkinson’s Research: The Organized Genetic Initiative.” The study included 600 sibling pairs from 58 sites around North America, including 21 people from 14 families in the Rochester area.
