First-of-its-Kind DNA Biobank Opens in Peru
ASAP, through GP2 and in partnership with LARGE-PD and the MJFF, celebrated a shared milestone with the inauguration of the DNA Biobank at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas. The Biobank will help accelerate collaboration and greater genetic representation of Latin American participants in research.
The History of ASAP
In this blog, ASAP highlights its transformation since its inception and shares insight into new programs and discoveries.
Risk factor for Parkinson’s discovered in genes from people of African descent
Read NPR's coverage of GP2's historic GBA1 finding. This article by Jon Hamilton includes interviews with ASAP's Managing Director, Dr. Ekemini A. U. Riley, and lead GP2 study researchers, Andy Singleton and Sara Bandres-Ciga.
UNILAG researchers unravel novel Parkinson’s genetic risk factor in Africans
The Guardian Nigeria reports on GP2 and its collaboration with the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to uncover a genetic variant that increases the risk of PD in Africans and African admixed populations.
