Advancing Parkinson’s disease research in Africa: a strategic training framework of the global Parkinson’s genetics program

• Main Authors: Step, Kathryn, Eltaraifee, Esraa, Elsayed, Inas, Rasaholiarison, Nomena, Okubadejo, Njideka Ulunma, Walker, Richard, Mohamed, Wael Mohamed Yousef, Rizig, Mie, Bandres-Ciga, Sara, Noyce, Alastair J., Dey, Sumit, Bardien, Soraya, Periñan, Maria Teresa
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc 2025
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/116416/1/116416_Advancing%20Parkinson%E2%80%99s%20Disease%20Research%20in%20Africa.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/116416/2/116416_Advancing%20Parkinson%E2%80%99s%20Disease%20Research%20in%20Africa_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/116416/3/116416_Advancing%20Parkinson%E2%80%99s%20Disease%20Research%20in%20Africa_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/116416/; https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mds.30051?getft_integrator=scopus&src=getftr&utm_source=scopus; https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.30051

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with diverse motor, nonmotor, and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Genetic and environmental factors contribute to its development.1 However, PD research has predominantly focused on individuals of European descent, with over 80% of genome-wide asso...