Identification and characterisation of a novel Parkinson's disease gene

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1041860

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex neurological condition affecting 100,000 Australians. The primary clinical features of PD result from the selective loss of a specific type of neuron. These neurons make up less than 1% of the over 50 million neurons within the brain, and it is currently unclear why they are preferentially lost during disease development. We have identified a novel gene that causes early onset parkinsonism. This study will characterise the gene and determine what role it plays in the development of PD.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $556,313.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Central Nervous System

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Parkinson disease | animal model | cell biology | gene function | molecular basis of disease | molecular genetics | neurodegeneration

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