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Essential tremor is not associated with alpha-synuclein gene haplotypes.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Jul 2003
Pigullo Simona, Di Maria Emilio, Marchese Roberta, Bellone Emilia, Gulli Rossella, Scaglione Cesa, Battaglia Stella, Barone Paolo, Martinelli Paolo, Abbruzzese Giovanni, Ajmar Franco, Mandich Paola
Abstract excerpt
A specific allele of the NACP-Rep1 polymorphism within the alpha-synuclein promoter was found to be associated both with Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. We repeated the association study on a large series of Italian patients with essential tremor using a panel of polymorphisms within the alpha-synuclein gene. Our results did not confirm the association reported previously and failed to identify a...
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