Despite Large-Scale Efforts, Inverse Association Between Smoking and Parkinson Disease Remain Unelucidated - Neurology Live

Valine at position 11, the most significantly associated amino acid, was found in 26% of controls and 22% of individuals with Parkinson disease.

Findings from a large-scale genome-wide association study of more than 20,000 individuals showed an inverse association between genetically predicted smoking initiation and Parkinson disease (PD) tha… [+4696 chars]

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