Article
Relative high frequency of the c.255delA parkin gene mutation in Spanish patients with autosomal recessive parkinsonism.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Nov 2002
Muñoz E, Tolosa E, Pastor P, Martí M J, Valldeoriola F, Campdelacreu J, Oliva R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with mutations in the parkin gene. OBJECTIVES: To search for the presence of parkin gene mutations in Spanish patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and characterise the phenotype associated with these mutations. METHODS: Thirty seven PD patients with either early onset or autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance...
Topics
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Female
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Incidence
- Ligases
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Parkinsonian Disorders
