We, therefore, suggest that the mechanism involved in the effect of intermediate-size repeats on PD-increased-risk, could be the higher expression of C9orf72. This mechanism was recently suggested for a different neurodegenerative disease, Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), a rare neurodegenerative disease that shares some similar clinical features with PD [38]. Here, C9orf72 is linked to neurodegenerative disease.