Parkin and Parkinsonʼs disease

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Parkin is the causative gene for an autosomal recessive form of Parkinson's disease. The gene was discovered in 1998. The parkin gene is a novel gene containing 12 exons spanning over 1.5 Mb and encodes a protein of 465 amino acids with a molecular mass of approximately 52,000 M(r). Various deletion mutations and point mutations have been discovered in patients with autosomal recessive Parkinson's disease. The...

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