Polygenic scores contribution to Parkinson's disease comorbidities.

ABSTRACT: Comorbidities are common in Parkinson's disease and significantly impact the disease progression and management. While polygenic scores have been widely used to assess genetic risk for complex diseases, their role in comorbidity presentation in Parkinson's disease remains unclear. This study investigates whether genetic predisposition to comorbidities, as measured by polygenic scores, differs between individuals with Parkinson's disease and the general population and explores how genetic risk influences disease onset and sex-related differences. We analysed data from 4144 individuals with Parkinson's disease and 370 480 individuals from the general population in the UK Biobank, focusing on four comorbidities with high-quality genome-wide association study data: Type 2 diabetes, major depre

SUBMITTER: Hernandez CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12448616 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature