Team Science Approaches to Unravel Monogenic Parkinson's Disease on a Global Scale.

Junker J, Lange LM, Vollstedt EJ, Roopnarain K, Doquenia MLM, Annuar AA, Avenali M, Bardien S, Bahr N, Ellis M, Galandra C, Gasser T, Heutink P, Illarionova A, Kanana Y, Keller Sarmiento IJ, Kumar KR, Lim SY, Madoev H, Mata IF, Mencacci NE, Nalls MA, Padmanabhan S, Shambetova C, Solle JC, Tan AH, Trinh J, Valente EM, Singleton A, Blauwendraat C, Lohmann K, Fang ZH, Klein C, Global Parkinson's Genetics Program (GP2).

Mov Disord · 2024-07-30

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BackgroundUntil recently, about three-quarters of all monogenic Parkinson's disease (PD) studies were performed in European/White ancestry, thereby severely limiting our insights into genotype-phenotype relationships at a global scale.ObjectiveTo identify the multi-ancestry spectrum of monogenic PD.MethodsThe first systematic approach to embrace monogenic PD worldwide, The Michael J. Fox Foundation Global Monogenic PD Project, contacted authors of publications reporting individuals carrying pathogenic variants in known PD-causing genes. In contrast, the Global Parkinson's Genetics Program's Monogenic Network took a different approach by targeting PD centers underrepresented or not yet represented in the medical literature.ResultsIn this article, we describe combining both efforts in a merger project resulting in a global monogenic PD cohort with the buildup of a sustainable infrastructure to identify the multi-ancestry spectrum of monogenic PD and enable studies of factors modifying penetrance and expressivity of monogenic PD.ConclusionsThis effort demonstrates the value of future research based on team science approaches to generate comprehensive and globally relevant results. © 2024 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

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