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Mutation screening and association analysis of the parkin gene in Parkinson's disease patients from South-West China.
European neurology - 1 Jan 2003
Peng Rong, Gou Yinru, Yuan Qiang, Li Tao, Latsoudis Helen, Yuan Guanggu, Luo Deru, Liu Xiehe, Collier David A
Abstract excerpt
Various deletions and point mutations in the Parkin gene have been strongly associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) and parkinsonism, especially when the onset occurs at a young age. In this study, we screened 25 "early-onset" (<49 years at onset) and 91 later-onset PD patients from a Han Chinese population from South-West China for deletions and mutations in the Parkin gene. We found no deletions or point...
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