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Molecular findings in familial Parkinson disease in Spain.
Archives of neurology - 1 Jun 2002
Hoenicka Janet, Vidal Lídice, Morales Blas, Ampuero Israel, Jiménez-Jiménez F Javier, Berciano Jose, del Ser Teodoro, Jiménez Adriano, Ruíz Pedro G, de Yébenes Justo G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several genetic errors in alpha-synuclein (Park1) and ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal-hydrolase L1(Park5) genes cause autosomal dominant familial Parkinson disease. Mutations in the parkin gene (Park2) are the major cause of autosomal recessive Parkinson disease. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical and molecular data of 19 Spanish kindreds (13 with recessive, 4 with dominant, and 2 with uncertain...
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