The role of inheritance in sporadic Parkinson's disease: Evidence from a longitudinal study of dopaminergic function in twins

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Despite the major finding of a genetic defect being responsible for the Parkinson's disease (PD) phenotype in some kindreds with dominantly transmitted PD, the role of inheritance in the cause of the more widespread sporadic form of the disease is still unclear. Twin studies are a classic tool for assessing the influence of hereditary factors in diseases; however, the application of this approach to late-onset...

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