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Linkage exclusion in French families with probable Parkinson' s disease.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Nov 2000
Farrer M, Destée T, Becquet E, Wavrant-De Vrièze F, Mouroux V, Richard F, Defebvre L, Lincoln S, Hardy J, Amouyel P, Chartier-Harlin M C
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the segregation of genetic markers spanning chromosomal regions 2p13, 4p14-15, 4q21-23, 6q25-27, and 17q21 in nine French families affected by autosomal-dominant probable Parkinson's disease. These regions have been linked or associated with familial Parkinson's disease. Multipoint linkage and haplotype analyses excluded 2p13 and 4p14-15 loci in five of nine families. For three families, which were...
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