Genetics in ND

28 Novembro 2018, 09:30 • Margarida Henriques da Gama Carvalho

Correlation and Causation in Science - a critical reflection on the evidence for aggregates as the cause for neurodegeneration

What is the role of genetics in Neurodegeneration?

Familial vs sporadic cases; germinal vs somatic mutations

Aging and DNA damage

New technologies to assess the genetic background of ND

Familial Neurodegeneration

Molecular mechanisms underlying hereditary disease