MADISON (WKOW) -- New bipartisan legislation, introduced by Rep. Lisa Subeck, D-Madison, and Sen. Rachel Cabral-Guevara, R-Fox Crossing, aims to create a registry of Wisconsinites living with Parkinson's disease.

The registry is intended to help public health officials better understand the prevalence and progression of the disease.

"It will also allow us to look for environmental risk factors, potentially genetic risk factors, track clinical outcomes and more easily connect patients with those researchers, especially if patients are interested in participating in clinical research," said Dr. Brian Nagle, a professor who studies Parkinson's.

Supporters say the registry would help researchers study risk factors and, ultimately, could lead to improved treatment and care strategies for tho

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