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The serotonin transporter gene and Parkinson's disease.
European neurology - 1 Jan 2000
McCann S J, McManus M E, Johnson A G, Mellick G D, Le Couteur D G, Pond S M
Abstract excerpt
Dysfunction in the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) system and reduced serotonin concentrations have been reported in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Serotonin concentrations in neural tissue are controlled by a presynaptic serotonin transporter protein that is encoded by a single gene. Therefore, we investigated whether a polymorphic region in the serotonin transporter gene is associated with PD. Three...
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