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Ecogenetics of Parkinson's Disease: Prevalence and Environmental Aspects in Rural Areas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

André Barbeau ,
Madeleine Roy ,
Gilles Bernier ,
Giuseppe Campanella  and
Suzanne Paris
André Barbeau
Affiliation:
Department of Neurobiology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, University of Montreal
Madeleine Roy*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurobiology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, University of Montreal
Gilles Bernier
Affiliation:
Department of Neurobiology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, University of Montreal
Giuseppe Campanella
Affiliation:
Department of Neurobiology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, University of Montreal
Suzanne Paris
Affiliation:
Department of Neurobiology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, University of Montreal
*
Department of Neurobiology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, 110 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2W 1R7
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We make use of the unique combination of a homogeneous genetic and racial origin in the rural population of Quebec and the facilities of free and universal access to medical care, to study the distribution of the prevalence of Parkinson's disease in the 9 rural hydrographic regions of the Province. Through 3 different methods of ascertainment, confirmed by two control probes, we demonstrate that the prevalence of Parkinson's disease is of uneven distribution within rural areas. We further investigated the characteristics of the regions of high prevalence. These regions which are predominantly agricultural and areas of intensive market gardening were also the areas with the highest use of pesticides.

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , February 1987 , pp. 36 - 41
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1987

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