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. 2023 Sep 12;9(1):131.
doi: 10.1038/s41531-023-00533-w.

Defining the causes of sporadic Parkinson's disease in the global Parkinson's genetics program (GP2)

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Defining the causes of sporadic Parkinson's disease in the global Parkinson's genetics program (GP2)

Clodagh Towns et al. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. .

Abstract

The Global Parkinson's Genetics Program (GP2) will genotype over 150,000 participants from around the world, and integrate genetic and clinical data for use in large-scale analyses to dramatically expand our understanding of the genetic architecture of PD. This report details the workflow for cohort integration into the complex arm of GP2, and together with our outline of the monogenic hub in a companion paper, provides a generalizable blueprint for establishing large scale collaborative research consortia.

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Conflict of interest statement

A.B.S. and C.B. are supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Aging and have received grant support from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s Initiative. A.B.S. has received royalty payments related to a diagnostic for stroke. A.B.S. is an editor for npj Parkinson’s Disease. A.B.S. was not involved in the journal’s review of, or decisions related to, this manuscript. H.L., H.I., D.V., K.L., and M.A.N. are consultants employed by Data Tecnica International. Data Tecnica is engaged in a consulting agreement with the US National Institutes of Health. H.R.M. is employed by UCL. In the last 24 months, he reports paid consultancy from Biogen, Biohaven, Lundbeck; lecture fees/honoraria from Wellcome Trust, Movement Disorders Society; Research Grants from Parkinson’s UK, Cure Parkinson’s Trust, PSP Association, CBD Solutions, Drake Foundation, Medical Research Council, Michael J. Fox Foundation. H.R.M. is also a co-applicant on a patent application related to C9ORF72—Method for diagnosing a neurodegenerative disease (PCT/GB2012/052140). BC and JS are employed by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. All other authors declare no financial or non-financial competing interests.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Cohort integration workflow.
Data are contributed and returned to the local PI (green); new genetic data, data cleaning and harmonization are carried out by GP2 and made available for analysis within the GP2 consortium (blue); and data are released to qualified investigators via AMP-PD (orange). AMP-PD Accelerating Medicines Partnership - Parkinson’s Disease (https://amp-pd.org).

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