Unravelling the Mystery of How One Gene Contributes to Parkinson’s, Crohn’s and Leprosy

ENN
Sep 25, 2019, 3:10 pm374 pts
Researchers have struggled for years to understand how mutations in one gene, called LRRK2, can increase the risk of three very different diseases: Parkinson’s (a brain disease), Crohn’s (a gut disease) and leprosy (a peripheral nervous system disease).

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