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The parkin gene is not involved in late-onset Parkinson's disease.
Neurology - 24 Jul 2001
Oliveri R L, Zappia M, Annesi G, Bosco D, Annesi F, Spadafora P, Pasqua A A, Tomaino C, Nicoletti G, Pirritano D, Labate A, Gambardella A, Logroscino G, Manobianca G, Epifanio A, Morgante L, Savettieri G, Quattrone A
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the parkin gene have been reported in patients with early onset PD. The authors investigated the parkin gene in 118 patients who had an onset of PD after age 45 years: 95 subjects were sporadic patients and 23 subjects were from 18 families with a probable autosomal recessive inherit...
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