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Genetic analysis of synphilin-1 in familial Parkinson's disease.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Apr 2001
Farrer M, Destée A, Levecque C, Singleton A, Engelender S, Becquet E, Mouroux V, Richard F, Defebvre L, Crook R, Hernandez D, Ross C A, Hardy J, Amouyel P, Chartier-Harlin M C
Abstract excerpt
alpha-Synuclein is present in Lewy bodies of patients with both sporadic and familial Parkinson's disease. However, pathogenic mutations Ala30Pro and Ala53Thr in alpha-synuclein are rare causes of disease. Synphilin-1 has been demonstrated to associate with alpha-synuclein and promote the formation of cytosolic inclusions in vitro. Two-point genetic linkage analysis of a dinucleotide repeat within the synphilin-1...
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