Parkinson's Disease Genetic Concepts

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I’m trying a new format to explore key questions in Parkinson’s disease (PD) genetics. Let’s start with a basic question:

Is Parkinson’s Disease a Genetic Disorder?
  • Yes
  • No
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Now, let’s take it a step further:

Would this be a good opening question for a PD genetics presentation?
  • Yes
  • No
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If you answered “No,” I’d love to hear your reasoning!

I’m looking to engage this interdisciplinary Data Community Innovators and @researchcommunity to share their perspectives. What would a movement disorders specialist say, like @Vidash? A data expert like @mike / @hamptonl Or a geneticist like @joanne.trinh ?

This image represents my approach to starting discussions—both formal and informal—on PD genetics.

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How do you introduce this topic in your field? Would you frame it differently?
Feel free to thoroughly dissect this image—your feedback is invaluable. The more comments, the better!

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I have answered yes, but with a great degree of uncertainty haha. It is a good thought provoking question and limiting answers only to “Yes” and “No” can, for sure, foster discussion. So yes, answering your question, I think this is a good way to introduce the topic.

But if I responded “No” to this, of course I’d utilize the arguments presented in Parkinson's Disease Is Predominantly an Environmental Disease - PubMed. However, someone could also answer me using the arguments present in Parkinson's Disease is Predominantly a Genetic Disease - PubMed. Jokes aside, your post made me think about those two articles, and I think that you should take a look at them for insights and inspirations for your own writing!

Regarding you image, it looks neat, clean and clear. Good job with that!

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