How Your Spit Can Determine Your Genetic Risk to Parkinson’s Disease

Authors

Ryan Whittaker, Ursinus CollegeFollow
Zoe Tesone, Ursinus CollegeFollow
John Grandrimo, Ursinus CollegeFollow
Benjamin Tobias, Ursinus CollegeFollow
Destyn Snyder, Ursinus CollegeFollow
Reese Goodlin, Ursinus CollegeFollow
Prachi Patel, Ursinus CollegeFollow
Blake Becker, Ursinus CollegeFollow
Emma Reuter, Ursinus CollegeFollow
Aidan O'Malley, Ursinus CollegeFollow
Michael Conforti, Ursinus CollegeFollow

Document Type

Paper

Publication Date

4-22-2021

Faculty Mentor

Rebecca Roberts and Steven Aukers

Abstract

Increased technology within modern day science that the company 23andMe utilizes has made it easier to detect Parkinson’s Disease and other types of diseases just from a mouth swab. 23andMe is a biotechnology company that provides DNA tests with several health reports, one being Parkinson’s Disease. The test detects two specific genetic variants of Parkinson’s Disease and provides the consumers with a report of if they have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s Disease.

Comments

Presented as part of the Ursinus College Celebration of Student Achievement (CoSA) held April 22, 2021.

The downloadable .mp4 video file is a poster presentation with audio commentary with a run time of 18:17.

Recommended Citation

Whittaker, Ryan; Tesone, Zoe; Grandrimo, John; Tobias, Benjamin; Snyder, Destyn; Goodlin, Reese; Patel, Prachi; Becker, Blake; Reuter, Emma; O'Malley, Aidan; and Conforti, Michael, "How Your Spit Can Determine Your Genetic Risk to Parkinson’s Disease" (2021). Biology Presentations. 25.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/biology_pres/25