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The G209A mutation in the alpha-synuclein gene in Brazilian families with Parkinson's disease.
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria - 1 Sept 2001
Teive H A, Raskin S, Iwamoto F M, Germiniani F M, Baran M H, Werneck L C, Allan N, Quagliato E, Leroy E, Ide S E, Polymeropoulos M H
Abstract excerpt
A missense G209A mutation of the alpha-synuclein gene was recently described in a large Contursi kindred with Parkinson's disease (PD). The objective of this study is to determine if the mutation G209A of the alpha-synuclein gene was present in 10 Brazilian families with PD. PD patients were recruited from movement disorders clinics of Brazil. A family history with two or more affected in relatives was the...
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