Name of Fellow


Dr Kishore Kumar

Institution


Funder


NHMRC

Contact information of fellow


Country


Australia

Title of project/programme


Investigating the clinical and research applications of whole-genome sequencing in Parkinson disease and other movement disorders

Source of funding information


NHMRC

Total sum awarded (Euro)


€ 177,160

Start date of award


01/01/15

Total duration of award in years


4.0

The project/programme is most relevant to:


Parkinson's disease & PD-related disorders

Keywords


neurology | neurogenetics | genetics | parkinson disease | dystonia

Research Abstract


There are many ‘movement disorders’ including Parkinson disease, dystonia, and hereditary spastic paraplegia. These disorders can be caused by mutations (errors in the genetic code) in different genes. The discovery of these genes has improved our understanding of the underlying disease mechanisms. We will use ‘whole genome sequencing’ to read a person’s entire genetic material in a single experiment, allowing us to identify a genetic diagnosis and to discover entirely new disease-causing genes.

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