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  • Parkinson’s in Adulthood Could be Linked to Pre-Birth DNA Mutations

    Posted by Forum Moderator on October 29, 2018 at 7:55 am

    Spontaneous mutations that occur in DNA before birth — part of cell division and reproduction in the growing brain — can predispose a person to neurodegenerative diseases in adulthood and may be more common than thought, a research team led by the University of Cambridge suggests.

    The team’s findings may explain the onset of such disorders in people without a family history of diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Click here to read more about this fascinating research discovery.

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