Article
[The genetics of Parkinson syndrome].
Praxis - 7 Jun 2001
Klein C
Abstract excerpt
A genetic contribution to the etiology of Parkinson's disease was first suspected by Charcot and later confirmed by case control, family, and twin studies, as well as by the description of large parkinsonian families with Mendelian inheritance of the disease. Recent progress in the field of molecular neurogenetics has led to the identification of several Parkinson disease genes and gene loci. Mutations in the...
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