Ten Years of the International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium: Progress and Next Steps.

ABSTRACT: In June 2009 a small group of investigators met at the annual Movement Disorders Society meeting in Paris. The explicit goal of this meeting was to discuss a potential research alliance focused on the genetics of Parkinson disease (PD). The outcome of this informal meeting was the creation of the International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC), a group focused on collaborative genetics research, enabled by trust, sharing, and as little paperwork as possible. The IPDGC has grown considerably since its inception, including over 100 scientists from around the World. The focus has also grown, to include clinical and functional investigation of PD at scale. Most recently, the IPDGC has expanded to initiate major research efforts in East Asia and Africa, and has prioritized collabora

SUBMITTER: International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7029327 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature