SRY: A Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease in Men?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1029401

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Parkinson’s disease is a debilitating neurological disorder that affects over 70,000 Australians. This project will test the novel concept that the male sex-determination gene SRY is a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease in men. A potential implication of the work is that it will help explain why men are more susceptible to Parkinson’s disease than women, and may also provide avenues for the development of novel therapeutics for this condition.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $514,015.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Parkinson disease | basal ganglia disorders | dopamine | drug addiction | neurodegenerative disorders | neurogenetics | sex differences | substantia nigra | tyrosine hydroxylase

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