Landmark Parkinson’s research at Morehouse School of Medicine looks to recruit Black patients

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Morehouse School of Medicine is participating in the global study, which aims to increase researchers’ understanding of the genetic architecture of Parkinson’s disease. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Morehouse School of Medicine is recruiting Georgians diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease to participate in an international genetics study into the condition.  

The PD GENEration: Mapping the Future of Parkinson’s Disease study launched in 2019.

So far, more than 15,000 patients have participated at 100 research locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.