Fox Foundation sponsors Web inventory of Parkinson's disease studies

Fox Foundation sponsors Web inventory of Parkinson's disease studies   

The Parkinson's Genetics Database, PDGene, is the first tool of its kind, bringing all gene-related studies involving Parkinson's to one place, according to The Michael J. Fox Foundation. The Fox Foundation partnered with The Alzheimer Research Forum and Lars Bertram, M.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital to create the site. Scientists can now find information about any gene that previous research has shown may play a role in Parkinson's, all on one site. Scientists can submit comments about each study. To ensure the database's objectivity, only those studies published in peer-reviewed journals will be considered for inclusion in the database. PDGene is modeled after a similar database called AlzGene, also created by Dr. Bertram and his group in collaboration with The Alzheimer Research Forum. Links to PDGene are available on the Fox Foundation's Web site <http://www.michaeljfox.org/>  as well as The Alzheimer Research Forum Web site. <http://www.alzforum.org/>