Genetics of Parkinson's disease in Brazil: a systematic review of monogenic forms.
Bruno Lopes Dos Santos-LobatoArtur Francisco Schumacher-SchuhIgnacio Fernandez MataGrace H LetroPedro Braga NetoPedro Renato de Paula BrandÃoClecio de Oliveira Godeiro-JuniorMarcus Vinicius Della ColettaSarah Teixeira CamargosVanderci BorgesCarlos Roberto de Mello RiederVitor TumasPublished in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2021)
PRKN is the most common autosomal recessive cause of PD, and LRRK2 is the most common autosomal dominant form. We observed that there was a lack of robust epidemiological studies on PD genetics in Brazil and, especially, that the diversity of Brazil's population had not been considered.
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