The Quebec Parkinson Network: A Researcher-Patient Matching Platform and Multimodal Biorepository.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Genetic, biologic and clinical data suggest that Parkinson's disease (PD) is an umbrella for multiple disorders with clinical and pathological overlap, yet with different underlying mechanisms. To better understand these and to move towards neuroprotective treatment, we have established the Quebec Parkinson Network (QPN), an open-access patient registry, and data and bio-samples repository.

Objective

To present the QPN and to perform preliminary analysis of the QPN data.

Methods

A total of 1,070 consecutively recruited PD patients were included in the analysis. Demographic and clinical data were analyzed, including comparisons between males and females, PD patients with and without RBD, and stratified analyses comparing early and late-onset PD and different

SUBMITTER: Gan-Or Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7029361 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature