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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Are Parkinson’s and IBD Linked by Inflammation?

By David Wild

Originally published by our sister publication Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News

People with a genetic predisposition to intestinal inflammation—with or without a formal diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease—have a higher risk for developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a new genetic database analysis.

Researchers found that when such individuals had Parkinson’s disease, they were more likely to develop it earlier in life than those without an