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Mutations in the gene encoding human persyn are not associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or familial Parkinson's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 15 Oct 1999
Flowers J M, Leigh P N, Davies A M, Ninkina N N, Buchman V L, Vaughan J, Wood N W, Powell J F
Abstract excerpt
The synucleins are a family of small proteins expressed in nervous tissue, which have been implicated in neurodegeneration. Using single strand conformation polymorphism analysis we screened for polymorphisms and mutations in the gene encoding human persyn, a recently discovered member of the synuclein family, in controls, patients with sporadic or familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or familial...
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