Just a fraction of the cases of Parkinson’s disease can be explained by genetics. The same holds true for many other chronic diseases. Yet for years, genetic causes of ailments have garnered the bulk of research dollars and attention, David Ferry writes at Wired.

https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/

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Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water

Parkinson’s disease has environmental toxic factors, not just genetic.

WIRED