Two large Polish kindreds with levodopa-responsive Parkinsonism not linked to known Parkinsonian genes and loci.

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PURPOSE: We describe two newly discovered large Polish families with Parkinsonism, PL-Krakow 1 and PL-Krakow 2. SCOPE: As illustrated by case reports from two patients, the disease phenotype is similar to that seen in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease, and affected individuals show a positive response to levodopa therapy. Molecular genetic studies failed to demonstrate a single chromosomal haplotype...

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