Genetics and the Neurodegenerations: Musings of a Gadfly

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Stern, Gerald

Affiliations: University College Hospitals, Queen Square, London WC1, UK

Note: [] Correspondence to: Gerald Stern, 10 Cottesmore Court, Stanford Road, London, W8 5QL, UK. Tel.:/Fax: +44 207 937 0438; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: An elderly perplexed clinician who has lived through the molecular revolution briefly considers the potential of genetics in elucidating the causes of neurodegenerations and expresses certain reservations.

Keywords: History of the neurodegenerations, causation theories, molecular revolution, possible therapeutic limitations

DOI: 10.3233/JPD-2012-11065

Journal: Journal of Parkinson's Disease, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1-5, 2012