Biobank-based genetic characterization of neurodegenerative diseases and idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: insights and lessons learned from FinnGen - PubMed
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- FinnGen is a Finnish biobank initiative combining genotyping and health registry data from half a million participants.
- It leverages Finland's genetically isolated population to discover rare variants linked to neurodegenerative diseases.
- Studies focus on Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, and idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH).
- Findings include novel protein-altering variants, insights into genetic susceptibility, and disease overlap.
- Integration with recall studies and clinical data accelerates translational applications in brain disorders.