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Polymorphism of NACP-Rep1 in Parkinson's disease: an etiologic link with essential tremor?
Neurology - 14 Mar 2000
Tan E K, Matsuura T, Nagamitsu S, Khajavi M, Jankovic J, Ashizawa T
Abstract excerpt
An allele (263bp) of the nonamyloid component of plaques (NACP)-Repl polymorphism has shown association with sporadic PD in a German population. The authors studied this polymorphism in 100 American PD patients and 100 healthy controls. The authors also studied 46 essential tremor (ET) and 55 Huntington's disease (HD) patients. Allele 263bp was significantly higher in PD patients (OR = 3.86) and ET patients (OR =...
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