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No pathogenic mutations in the persyn gene in Parkinson's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 4 Jan 1999
Lincoln S, Gwinn-Hardy K, Goudreau J, Chartier-Harlin M C, Baker M, Mouroux V, Richard F, Destée A, Becquet E, Amouyel P, Lynch T, Hardy J, Farrer M
Abstract excerpt
The persyn (gamma-synuclein) gene is highly homologous to the alpha-synuclein gene and is highly expressed in the nervous system. It is therefore, an excellent candidate gene for Parkinson's disease. However, we have sequenced the gene in a large number of families with parkinsonism and failed to...
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