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CYP2D6 polymorphism and Parkinson's disease susceptibility.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Mar 1999
Sabbagh N, Brice A, Marez D, Dürr A, Legrand M, Lo Guidice J M, Destée A, Agid Y, Broly F
Abstract excerpt
Following the recent identification of multiple novel mutations and alleles of the cytochrome P450 CYP2D6 gene which cause decreased, increased, or absent enzyme activity, we re-examined the controversial hypothesis of a role of the CYP2D6 polymorphism in Parkinson's disease (PD) susceptibility. For this purpose, a strategy based on PCR-SSCP and RFLP analyses allowing the detection of all known CYP2D6 alleles was...
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