Race and ethnicity matter! Moving Parkinson’s risk research towards diversity and inclusiveness
Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder that shows considerable heterogeneity of risk factors however, the degree to which race/ethnicity has been actively pursued in PD risk research is unknown. We examined PD literature from 2000–24 and found that less than half...
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| author | Sara Siddiqi Zoe Ortiz Stephanie Simard Juan Li Kamaya Lawrence Melissa Redmond Julianna J. Tomlinson Michael G. Schlossmacher Natalina Salmaso |
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| description | Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder that shows considerable heterogeneity of risk factors however, the degree to which race/ethnicity has been actively pursued in PD risk research is unknown. We examined PD literature from 2000–24 and found that less than half accounted for race/ethnicity and only 4.8% of n = 1142 articles included ethno-racial factors as an integral part of the analysis. This demonstrates that race/ethnicity has been critically understudied in PD and further studies that examine ethno-racial contributions to risk for PD are warranted. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bcab23093edd45748ce4b86ccf538ca32025-08-20T01:57:44ZengNature Portfolionpj Parkinson's Disease2373-80572025-03-011111710.1038/s41531-025-00891-7Race and ethnicity matter! Moving Parkinson’s risk research towards diversity and inclusivenessSara Siddiqi0Zoe Ortiz1Stephanie Simard2Juan Li3Kamaya Lawrence4Melissa Redmond5Julianna J. Tomlinson6Michael G. Schlossmacher7Natalina Salmaso8Department of Neuroscience, Carleton UniversityDepartment of Neuroscience, Carleton UniversityDepartment of Neuroscience, Carleton UniversityClinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteDepartment of Neuroscience, Carleton UniversitySchool of Social Work, Carleton UniversitySchool of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of OttawaSchool of Social Work, Carleton UniversityDepartment of Neuroscience, Carleton UniversityAbstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder that shows considerable heterogeneity of risk factors however, the degree to which race/ethnicity has been actively pursued in PD risk research is unknown. We examined PD literature from 2000–24 and found that less than half accounted for race/ethnicity and only 4.8% of n = 1142 articles included ethno-racial factors as an integral part of the analysis. This demonstrates that race/ethnicity has been critically understudied in PD and further studies that examine ethno-racial contributions to risk for PD are warranted.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-025-00891-7 |
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| title_full | Race and ethnicity matter! Moving Parkinson’s risk research towards diversity and inclusiveness |
| title_fullStr | Race and ethnicity matter! Moving Parkinson’s risk research towards diversity and inclusiveness |
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| title_short | Race and ethnicity matter! Moving Parkinson’s risk research towards diversity and inclusiveness |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-025-00891-7 |
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