A study on risk factors for Parkinson?s disease in Indian population.
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SUBMITTER: Gupta V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4110424 | biostudies-literature | 2014
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A study on risk factors for Parkinson׳s disease in Indian population.
Gupta Vineeta V Garg Ravindra Kumar RK Pant Kamlesh Kumar KK Khattri Sanjay S
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Parkinson׳s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. The exact cause of selective dopaminergic neurodegeneration is unknown, but it is supposed that etiology of Parkinson׳s disease is multifactorial and consists of an interaction between environmental factors and genetic predisposition. To find out the association between environmental factors and risk of Parkinson׳s disease, a case control study was designed including 97 Parkinson׳s disease patients and 97 controls. Logisti ...[more]
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