Thanks for posting this, Ana.

I spoke with the research team today. They are specifically looking for the following individuals:

1. People with PD who are of Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish, North African Berber, or Basque ancestry.

2. People without PD who are related to someone with PD AND who are of Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish, North African Berber, or Basque ancestry

Individuals who meet either of these criteria may be eligible to receive genetic counseling and testing at no cost to determine if they may qualify to participate in PPMI. To get started:

If you've never been genetically tested, go to this link and sign up:
https://www.michaeljfox.org/get-invo...vey-screen.php

If you have been tested and are positive for the LRRK2 mutation, go here:
http://ppmi.iu.edu/

Please participate if you qualify. PPMI is a one of the most important ongoing PD studies and the more information collected, the more knowledge we will all have.

Thanks,

Gary