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Phenotypic characterisation of autosomal recessive PARK6-linked parkinsonism in three unrelated Italian families.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Nov 2001
Bentivoglio A R, Cortelli P, Valente E M, Ialongo T, Ferraris A, Elia A, Montagna P, Albanese A
Abstract excerpt
The clinical features of nine patients (three women and six men) affected by PARK6-linked parkinsonism, belonging to three unrelated Italian families, are reported. The occurrence of affected men and women within one generation suggested an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance in all three families. Mean age at disease onset was 36 +/- 4.6 years; all cases except one presented with asymmetrical signs,...
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