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Parkinson's Gene Press Conference, 1996-11-14T00:00:00+00:00

 Item — Box: MM-31, Object: 33
Identifier: PR0020

Scope and Contents

Zack Hall announces that scientists have found the location of the gene that causes Parkinson's disease; symptoms and causes of Parkinson's; Harold Varmus speaks about the announcement; Jeffrey Trent speaks about the complexity of the project to find a specific gene; Mihalus Palmeropolis speaks about the findings and what will be published, how they did it; Roger Duboisson speaks about finding the location of the Parkinson's disease gene; Robert Nussbaum speaks about the findings from the point of view of a medical geneticist; questions and answers

Dates

  • Creation: 1996-11-14T00:00:00+00:00

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Extent

From the Collection: 60 Box (Each box contains a variety of formats video and/or audio media. These include cassette tapes, BetaCam videos, or VHS tapes. )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the NHGRI Human Genome Project (HGP) Archive Repository

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