HOUSTONâJustin Friendâs parents have doctoral degrees and have worked as university lecturers and researchers. So Mr. Friend might have been expected to head for a university after graduating from high school in Bryan, Texas, five years ago. Instead, he attended Texas State Technical College in Waco, and received a two-year degree in welding.
A flurry of emergent research has linked mitochondrial dysfunction to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. Mitochondrial dysfunction results in impaired ATP generation, loss of cellular repair mechanisms, and cellular inefficiency.
Genetics and Parkinsonâs Disease. About 10 to 15 percent of all cases of Parkinsonâs are thought to be genetic forms of the disease. Genetics and Parkinsonâs Disease. Many people affected by Parkinsonâs disease want to know whether it can be passed down from one generation to the next. Directly inheriting the disease is quite rare. About 10 to 15 percent of all cases of Parkinsonâs are thought to be genetic forms of the disease.