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Parkinson's Disease - Genetic Study

Genetic Contributions of COMT Genotype to Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease (GAC 0170)

Protocol ID

07-058

Protocol Description

This research study is being undertaken in the hope that it will provide evidence helpful in improving prediction, diagnose and/or treatment of patients with Parkinson’s disease. Many medical disorders are influenced by genetic heritage, which are the genes that are passed down from our parents.  We are looking at the influence of these factors on learning and other areas of cognition in patients with Parkinson’s disease.  The purpose of this study is to investigate whether genes that may influence factors related to Parkinson’s disease help to describe and predict brain functioning in patients with Parkinson’s disease.  We will be using your blood sample to look at genetic factors that have already  been identified as being of interest in Parkinsons’  We will also keep your genetic material in our database for possible future testing when new factors are discovered.

Eligibility Criteria

Patients previously or currently enrolled in studies involving functional brain imaging using positron emission tomography (PET) or neuropsychiatry testing within the Functional Brain Imaging Laboratory at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Primary Investigator(s)

  • Paul Mattis, PhD

Contact Information

Loreta Quartarolo
(516) 562-1168
lquartar@nshs.edu

Last Update

July 12, 2011
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